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		<title>Manufacturing Rebound, A Contrarian Play, Rare Earths and More!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pIs the recession technically over? The strongest argument for recovery we’ve seen yet#8230; Rob Parenteau shares his new macro economic forecast#8230; “Told you so!” writes Byron King #8212; “breaking news” he and The 5 scooped in March 2008#8230; Plus, a href="http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/author/chris-mayer/"  class="alinks_links"Chris Mayer/a’s latest contrarian play#8230;/p
p Our forecast today: The government and mainstream media will soon be calling the end of the recession. Leading this feeble cause is the latest ISM manufacturing index, probably the most powerful argument for recovery we’ve seen yet:/p
p/p
pThis morning, strongthe ISM said its gauge of manufacturing activity had risen to 52.9 in August /strong#8211; out of contraction for the first time since the recession began and the highest score since June 2007. Of course, things are a bit different now, but over#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Bye-Bye Muni Bonds? “Muni-TARP” to Follow?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 25 (Bloomberg) – “Barack Obama may be the worst thing that ever happened to tax-exempt bonds &#8230;. “ 
We certainly agree and see more trouble for tax-exemption down the road.
Obama Chief of Staff, Emanuel said, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”, and the administration is taking that advice by sponsoring and subsidizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Market Taking Obama&#8217;s Tax Increase Seriously?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E. Brisky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story hasn't caught a lot of media attention, and its surely hasn't caught the market's attention, and I have been wondering why.  The story I'm talking about is a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087amp;sid=aFzDnxkw.984amp;refer=home"President Obama's plan to close corporate tax loopholes for corporations doing business overseas/a.  It is facing strong opposition from memebers of his own party.  A couple of quick highlights:br /br /ulliPresident Barack Obama’s plan to end tax breaks for U.S.-based multinational companies drew a skeptical response from fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill, indicating that his proposal may face obstacles in Congress. /liliSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, called for “further study” of Obama’s proposals within minutes of the president’s announcement yesterday. Joseph Crowley, a Democrat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said he doesn’t want any tax changes to “harm” Citigroup, his New York district’s largest private-sector employer. /liliObama proposed outlawing three offshore tax-saving strategies commonly used by companies such as a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=C%3AUS" t_delay="50" t_width="110" t_bgcolor="#ddedd9" t_fontface="Verdana,sans-serif" t_fontcolor="#000000" t_static="true" t_above="true"Citigroup/a, a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=GE%3AUS" t_delay="50" t_width="110" t_bgcolor="#ddedd9" t_fontface="Verdana,sans-serif" t_fontcolor="#000000" t_static="true" t_above="true"General Electric Co./a, and a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=PG%3AUS" t_delay="50" t_width="110" t_bgcolor="#ddedd9" t_fontface="Verdana,sans-serif" t_fontcolor="#000000" t_static="true" t_above="true"Procter amp; Gamble Co./a In doing so, he reignited debate about whether U.S. companies can remain competitive in world markets if they have to pay billions of dollars in taxes on foreign profits. /liliThe proposal, combined with a $60.1 billion plan to limit many expense deductions for American companies that take advantage of laws allowing them to defer tax on foreign profits and a $43 billion crackdown on abusive foreign tax credits would be the biggest tax increase on U.S. corporations since 1986. /li/ulpMy take on this:/ppThis is clearly something President Obama is fired up about.  We all knew he was going to have to raise taxes somehow, somewhere, and this is something he was counting on.  The problem is, I don't think his fellow Democrats will let him do it, not to mention the Republicans.  Its an unfortunate situation because most members of congress are so tied to large corporations that they don't want to touch this kind of bill.  I was amused how Rep. Crowley doesn't wan't any tax changes to "harm" Citigroup.  strongYes, that Citigroup/strong!/ppI've spent a couple of days trying to figure out why the market hasn't responded negatively to this.  I mean, it could be a major factor for some of these big companies.  My theory as of right now would be twofold:/pp1) The market is shrugging off most bad news as it continues to rally, and /pp2) The market doesn't think this will pass.  That is probably the simplest theory.  /ppAnd one more quote just for laughs:/pp"Natalie Ravitz, a spokeswoman for Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, said that any tax overhaul should not lead to “unintended consequences.'"/ppWashington is the land of unitended consquences.   /pdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/819581243324579563-1244964147717388574?l=briskycapital.blogspot.com'//div]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus Bill Closer to Fruition, TARP 2.0, and More!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[pGhost of stimulus past warns… government spending “does not work”#8230;Obama champions bill, nevertheless… Lew Rockwell provides voice of opposition#8230;Geithner unveils TALF, TARP 2.0, whatever you want to call it… another $1 trillion-plus on the line#8230;Time to go back to school, right? Maybe not…. MBA recruiting at record low#8230;.Not all market sectors in the drink, one high-end market still showing signs of life#8230;/p
pbr /
/p
p class="BodyCopy" align="left" strong“We have tried spending money,”/strong begins our mystery politician today. “We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. I say after eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started… /p
p class="BodyCopy" align="left"“And an enormous debt to boot!#8221;/p
p class="BodyCopy" align="left"The mystery man? Henry Morgenthau Jr., Treasury secretary to then-President Franklin Delano#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Economic Stimulus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders are having difficulty finding common ground on an economic recovery plan as Republican resistance to the stimulus package emerges in the House. The president and top Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate planned to meet today to discuss the spending and tax cutting legislation that Obama has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview With Power Efficiency’s (OTCBB:PEFF) Steve Strasser on the Energy Efficiency Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alt Energy and Clean Tech Markets 
2008 Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2009 

Interview with Steve Strasser of Power Efficiency, December 10, 2008Steve Strasser is Chairman and CEO of Power Efficiency (OTCBB:PEFF), a technology company focused on developing energy efficiency solutions for electronic motors for industrial and appliance applications. 


Aspire: What surprised you about the renewable energy/clean tech markets in 2008? Were there any significant developments (political, technological, consumer-driven and/or industry-driven) that occurred which you werenrsquo;t anticipating? Please briefly explain.nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: I was surprised by the renewal of the tax credits. In addition, there we have a new administration and leadership in Congress that will make a greater effort to promote this industry, and energy efficiency in particular.nbsp;nbsp;


What I am seeing with energy efficiency is that people and businesses have always been very interested in energy efficiency but the problem from an economic standpoint for businesses, as new technologies are evolving and being introduced to the markets, is that they werenrsquo;t providing a strict 2-year payback. But in the past year, I have seen companies increasing focused on the marketing and branding virtues of alternative energy and energy efficiency. The are making more of their investment decisions for energy efficiency technologies factoring in this marketing and branding element, which is making it a bit less critical that the technology offers a strict 2-year payback. The rate-of-return still needs to be compelling though. It is just that the issue of payback is relaxing a bit as energy efficiency becomes more of a corporate strategy.nbsp;nbsp;


For example, go to KONErsquo;s website. It is focused more than ever on being perceived energy efficient. We are seeing this more and more.nbsp;nbsp;


Finally, we are seeing the utilities getting more interested in energy efficiency for industrial and not just residential.nbsp;nbsp;


Aspire: Why do you think energy efficiency has taken a back seat on Wall Street, and in terms of government investment to new power generation as a solution to global warming?nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: This is an interesting question. So many people have been swept away by the solar and wind opportunities, which have shown really strong growth. These technologies show tremendous promise and will certainly be a huge impact over the long-term to our energy consumption. nbsp;But there also remain substantial technical and cost related challenges which they need to overcome before we see them adopted on a mass scale. Transmission is a huge and costly issue while neither wind nor solar are base load energy sources, which cause further imbalances to the grid. 


Utilities, which are increasing mandated to use a percentage of renewable energy as a result of portfolio standards, are forced to make huge investments into upgrading transmission capabilities. What we are seeing, is that more attention is being paid to the notion of energy efficiency, where these technologies have less cap expense up front, and also provide more of an immediate impact. nbsp;That being said, a key issue that energy efficiency is getting less attention on Wall Street, I think, is that there are very few lsquo;pure playrsquo; energy efficiency companies. Energy efficiency and progress in technologies that are more energy efficient, and create energy efficiency to the consumer, are often folded into the portfolios of larger controls companies. But we have seen an uptick in sales of energy efficient motors, for example, from companies that havenrsquo;t publicized it because it is only part of a larger offering for them. 


Power Efficiency is one of the few pure play technology companies, in addition to lighting companies. But I think this will change in the next year, and more companies will come to the forefront which are specifically developing solutions to create more energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors. nbsp;In addition, there are currently only 4 states which allow energy efficiency to be a credit against a renewable energy portfolio (Nevada is one of them). I think this will change, and will encourage more concentration on energy efficiency.nbsp;nbsp;


Aspire: Which areas to you see the best opportunity to reduce energy consumption in the U.S., and what technologies have you seen developed that are most effectively handling that load?nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: I think that energy efficiency and demand response are the way to have an immediate impact. And there needs to be smart meters - real-time metering.nbsp;nbsp;


Aspire: Obama has said that energy efficiency is the ldquo;cheapest, quickest, fastest way to meet our energy demand and to tackle climate issues.rdquo;nbsp; What do you think the Obama administration can do in his first few months in office to make energy efficiency a centerpiece of his energy policy?nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: They should add mechanisms to encourage energy efficiency. The manufacturer needs an incentive to make more energy efficient equipment, in the form of tax credits and incentives. Also, in cases where the benefit is for many years, there needs to be an economic framework that helps to finance the energy efficiency component for consumers and purchasers. There can be loans for this type of purpose. The difference here is that if someone continues to use less energy, this cash-flow is real. 


Also you are decreasing carbon emissions and you will also create jobs. Government incentives are long term. nbsp;Taking a long term view ndash; the government should incent and amortize investment in energy efficient technologies over time. One of the things we are trying to do is to talk with members of Congress and tell them to look at energy efficiency the same way they are looking at solar and impact, and it is cheaper, with an immediate impact.nbsp;nbsp;


Aspire: What are you seeing on the state level, in terms of energy efficiency legislative support?nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: The most important thing is to equate energy efficiency with renewable portfolios on a dollar for dollar basis. There should be a law mandating a minimal percent for the utility. Utilities should finance the efficiency products, and there should be an equal rate of return on energy efficiency as there would be in a power plant. You will save a huge amount of transmission and shave a lot of peak.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;


Aspire: What opportunities exist in the stimulus package for energy efficiency?nbsp;nbsp;


Strasser: If they do the things I mentioned ndash; for example, the guy selling the granulator can make his equipment efficient or not. His customer will want it, but if it too much of a hassle or his customer wontrsquo; pay for it, it wonrsquo;t happen. You need to provide the manufacturer with incentives to build it. nbsp;An interesting point about energy efficiency, is that there isnrsquo;t any specific representative to congress like there is with solar, wind and geothermal (SEIA, AWEA and GEA). Companies selling energy efficiency products are typically already well established and profitable ndash; the others are all startups and their industries need to rely on lobby and advocacy in a much stronger way than companies developing energy efficient products. 


But there needs to some education and buy-in at the government level for technologies which result in even 5% greater efficiency should be supported. Just consider the electric motor market. On a case by case basis, 5% greater efficiency for an electric motor might not be enough of an economic incentive for someone to invest in it. But think about 5% energy savings over all of the electric motors in the market, and a 5% reduction of energy across the board. This would make a huge impact on the grid and on carbon emissions. 


But it wonrsquo;t happen on an individual basis, and you need to have a framework to mandate and support it. nbsp;One of the things energy efficiency does is that it doesnrsquo;t force utilities to go through all of this transmission business. And energy efficiency only has positive environmental impact. We are talking with Senator Reid. There is going to be a number of energy bills ndash; we are really working on convincing them that energy efficiency is a big deal. We have also been talking with representatives on the Ways and Means Committee.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;


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