Dr. Harold Furchtgott-Roth
President, FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
Member of the Law Council
Council Member Biography
Harold Furchtgott-Roth is the President and Founder of Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises in Washington, DC, where he consults on issues related to the communications sector of the economy. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he completed the writing of “A Tough Act to follow,” a book about the difficulties implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth served as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In that capacity, he served on the Joint Board on Universal Service. He is one of the few economists to have served as a federal regulatory commissioner, and the only one to have served on the FCC. Before his appointment to the FCC, he was Chief Economist for the House Committee on Commerce and a principal staff member on the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Earlier in his career, he was Senior Economist with Economists Incorporated and Research Analyst with the Center for Naval Analyses. Mr. Furchtgott-Roth is a member of the Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Policy Advisory Board. He is the coauthor of three books: “Cable TV: Regulation or Competition,” “Economics of A Disaster: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill,” and “International Trade in Computer Software.” (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2003 - Unspecified
- President, FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
- 1997 - 2001
- Commissioner, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways
April 24, 2008
Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways | furchtgott-roth.com
When ordinary Americans live beyond their means, disapprobation comes from every quarter, including the federal government. When our government lives beyond its means, bankrupting our children and grandchildren, we Americans avert the disapproving glance. Instead, we even elect government officials who promise to spend much more than we can possibly pay in taxes. Only in a country with a magnanimous population can such a government survive.
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Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds
April 24, 2008
Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds | furchtgott-roth.com
The problem America faces is not that our processes to review foreign investments are broken. Instead, our challenge is that America is economically a much weaker country today than we were a year ago. Developing rules that punish law-abiding investors will not help America but will discourage reasonable investors from restoring our economic well-being.
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