Tom Blumer

Tom Blumer owns a training and development company based in Mason, Ohio, outside of Cincinnati. He presents personal finance-related workshops and speeches at companies, and runs BizzyBlog.com.

Economy May Not Be Bad Enough to Help Dems

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

Pelosi, Reid, and Obama have left the door open for Republicans.

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The Pernicious ‘No Real Economic Progress’ Myth

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

The Bush years have been better for Americans' wallets than most critics admit.

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Alexander Solzhenitsyn Set the Stage for Reagan and Walesa

Monday, August 4th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

The late dissident writer inspired those who worked to topple the Soviet empire.

[See also Roger Kimball's "A footnote on Solzhenitsyn"]

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AP Plays Fast and Loose with Jobless Numbers

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

The Associated Press is misleading its readers when reporting on job losses.

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Cooking the Books on Homelessness Stats

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

Are there really 3 million Americans wandering the streets?

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Big Brother Doesn’t Want You Eating Burgers in LA

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

Citing "food apartheid," a Los Angeles politician has proposed that new fast food restaurants be banned from South Central.

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Democrats Drive an Economic Downturn

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

Harry Reid says coal and oil are "making us sick." But it's really he, Pelosi, and Obama that make the economy sick.

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How the Times Mined for Controversy in WV

Friday, July 4th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

The media used the 2006 Sago mine disaster to bash Bush, even though they had to cook the data to do it.

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Obama’s Taxes: A $2 Trillion Trip Back to the 70s

Friday, June 27th, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

With President Obama in office, the days of governments extracting a top marginal rate of 60% will return. Could bell bottoms be far behind?

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Barack’s Social Security A-Bama-Nation

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 - by Tom Blumer

The Democratic nominee wants to turn a pension program into another wealth redistribution scheme.

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