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New Patent Law

President Obama signed a new patent bill into law today.  Will it improve the process and spur economic growth?  Here are two articles, one from USA Today regarding signing of the bill, the other from Entrepreneur Magazine regarding how to navigate the new law.  Does the new law unfairly favor large companies over individuals and small businesses?

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/09/obama-signs-patent-law-sells-jobs-bill/1?csp=34news

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220301

Jobs, Tax Reform, or More of the Same?

President Obama unveiled his plan for creating jobs following his speech to Congress last week.  Will it create jobs, or is it more stimulus spending to pay for another government program?  Read the article from the Wall Street Journal and you decide.

Obama Jobs Bill

Economic Humor

Some cartoons to lighten your mood.

Crisis of the European Union

Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, who also has a PhD in economics, has an interesting and straightforward take on the economic crisis that is impacting the European Union.  This article is from a speech given in Berlin, Germany in June of this year.

Klaus: European Crisis

The Limits of Government

Ambassador Terry Miller, writing for the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom has some interesting insights on the role of government in stimulating economic growth.  What are the policies that best promote economic growth, and what is your take on this issue?  Read the article here.

The Limits of Government

http://heritage.org/index

Students Descend on Federal Reserve--Leave with Money

Twenty-six students and guests met at the Federal Reserve Bank in Salt Lake City today, and all left with an undisclosed amount of money.  However, there was not a "shred" of evidence that anything illegal took place.  If you missed it, you missed out!

Maybe next time!