Econ 101: Is the Estate Tax Good or Bad
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How the inheritance penalty affects the rich, the poor and the economy.
ABC: Gas Prices Too High? Don't Just Drive On By
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Reporter urges viewers to report price gouging after pipeline shutdown, but neglects to mention actual gouging is rare and that high gas prices help prevent shortages.
ABC's Dr. Johnson Prescribes Higher Taxes to Get Smokers to Quit
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'World News with Charles Gibson' left out second opinion: higher taxes don't lower smoking rates but do breed black markets, mob-related violence.
CBS's Safer Supersizes Bias Against 'McMansions
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But a real estate expert says large, pricey houses are a tiny part of the market.
CNN Promotes Food Industry for a Change
Business
The cable network takes a break from barking up the wrong tree on industry regulation and personal responsibility.
CBS Hints at More Regulation for the Power Industry
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But energy experts point to regulation as the cause for existing problems.
Washington Post: 'Moderate' Republicans Support Tax Increases, Minimum
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Reporter calls pro-tax Virginia politicians 'moderate' while those against tax hikes are 'hard-core.'
ABC's Stark Maximizes Bias on Minimum Wage
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From 5-to-1 imbalance in sound bites to excluding critical economists, reporter skews story on wage floor bill.
Media's New Beef with Fast Food: Now Salads Are Bad, Too
Business
NBC consumer correspondent warns that big salads are big on calories.
Housing Bust: Just Kidding
Business
Some reports finally call housing market shift 'good news for buyers' after years of predicting a bubbly catastrophe ... but others stick with seller-centric 'nightmare.'
I Hate to Burst Your Bubble
Business
But the housing market is cooling off just fine despite the summer heat.
Raul Castro: A Hard-Line Commie with a Soft Spot for Free Enterprise
Business
NBC's Andrea Mitchell calls fill-in dictator open to free enterprise, ignores rollback in reforms, reliance on Venezuelan oil
