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To bail or not to bail
Originally published 30 Mar 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

Should the government bail out those of our tycoons who cannot redeem NIS 100 billion worth of bonds?

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Warning cries from Herzliya
Originally published 22 Feb 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

The government is dysfunctional. The question is why—and how to mend it.

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A lesser economic evil
Originally published 2 Feb 2009 in The Jerusalem Post

All government deficit spending is bad. But sometimes deficits are unavoidable. And some deficits are better then others.

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Spinners and cheaters
Originally published 22 Dec 2008 in The Jerusalem Post

Why not exploit the crisis to destroy what little freedom Netanyahu’s reforms brought to the economy? Why care if the country will lose its only hope of deliverance from the economic retardation caused by our statist heritage?

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The banks are bamboozling us again
Originally published 15 Jul 2008 in The Jerusalem Post

In the name of stability the comptroller has ignored many of the banks’ offenses.

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