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Jan 16,  2008
Vol. 4 No. 2
Top Story

Media Nearly Unanimous: ‘Recession’ Inevitable

Did you know two prominent surveys of economists put the chances of recession in ’08 at about 40 percent? That means almost a 60-percent chance of not having one. But the networks can’t seem to find any of those economists to interview, calling recession “looming” practically every day on the news.
Commentary

Fair or Flat? BMI Advisers Tackle Tax Reform

The Attempted Assassination of the FairTax

By Herman Cain

Tax Reformers, Unite!  Flat Tax More Feasible  
 

By Daniel J. Mitchell

The Good the Bad & the Ugly
G: CNBC’s Bartiromo upbeat about American economic model
B: ‘Nightly News’ spreads fear over reverse mortgages
U: Antarctic ice melting man’s fault, no other possibilities acknowledged
 
BMI launches a new video blog!

The Biz Flog – named for the beating business often takes in the media – will give a unique angle on the week’s media coverage. Click here to watch now!


Select the Media Research Center this fall in the  Combined Federal Campaign


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Research and Commentary Links
The Decline of Job Loss and Why It Matters
American Enterprise Institute

Campaigning To Bust the Budget
Reason

2008 Index of Economic Freedom
The Heritage Foundation

Detroit's Fate
The American

Upcoming Events

Advising Benefactors: Giving Well, Doing Good
Jan. 18, 2008, Washington, DC (luncheon)
Hudson Institute

Electricity Deregulation, Texas-Style
Jan. 25, 2008, Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Everything Is Dangerous!
March 19, 2008, Chicago, Ill.
The Heartland Institute

 

Balance Sheet staff: Amy Menefee, editor ▪ Dan Gainor, BMI director ▪ Julia A. Seymour, assistant editor/analyst
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