John Tamny Archives - American Consequences

Daily October 2021

The Untouchable: The Market Is Beyond the Fed’s Reach

October 9, 2021 – If the Fed were omnipotent, FANNG stocks wouldn't exist – and the defanged central bank would have ensured that you'd be streaming on Blockbuster and tightly holding onto your AOL shares.

John Tamny

August 2021 Daily Magazine Exclusive

Taking Tax Breaks With a Grain of SALT

August 7, 2021 – Even though state and local tax deductions inspire ire from the Left and Right, the centrist's take is the clearest: market-driven wealth trumps politicized allocation.

John Tamny

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Bezos in His Prime: Amazon’s Successes Belong to All of Us

June 30, 2021 – There's one immutable fact about CEO and current richest person alive Jeff Bezos you'll all begrudgingly agree with: your life's easier with Amazon.

John Tamny

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A Tax on Jeff Bezos Is a Cruel Tax on All of Us

June 15, 2021 - The outcry for plutocrats 'paying their fair share' in taxes misses one critical point: money that would have funneled into sound private investments ends up squandered by the federal government.

John Tamny

June 2021 Magazine Exclusive

Politics and Sports: Just Let Them Play

Pro athletes have enough on their minds without having to sweat being political mascots – when it comes to the politicization of sports, there's a glaring flag on the field.

John Tamny

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This Isn’t an Economic ‘Rebound’… Because There Was Never Any Recession

June 8, 2021 - There was no recession in 2020 -- just spineless politicians and panicked health experts who stripped away our economic freedoms.

John Tamny

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Don’t Let the Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Distract You…

June 2, 2021 - The Wuhan-lab leak theory refocuses the pandemic narrative, scapegoating China while letting Fauci and Congress shirk responsibility for their past year of blunders -- don't let it.

John Tamny

Magazine Exclusive May 2021

Misunderstood Deficits

Instead of Americans addressing our deficit and debt with doomsday language, how about the more practical take: there's a palpable investor optimism for the U.S.'s economic future.

John Tamny

January 2021

Socialism, Not Debt, Causes Economic Collapse

“An inflation always creates winners and losers, redistributing wealth.” – Robert L. Bartley, The Seven Fat Years By John Tamny In 1819, England’s debt-to-GDP ratio reached 261%. Think about this...

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January 2019

If You Hated Calculus in School…

You Know Everything There Is to Know About Trade By John Tamny The nightmares are all the same. I wake up at some ungodly hour after dreaming about a looming final exam. Math was my worst subject, so the test will...

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