Economics
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March 14th, 2024
The left has a new goal: degrowth. We should “buy less stuff,” forgive debts, grow our own food, etc.
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March 12th, 2024
Gary Cohn, the vice chairman of IBM who also served as former President Trump’s top economic advisor, told CBS’s “Face The Nation” why consumers are correct to treat inflation as one of the most important issues. …
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March 1st, 2024
Praise for Bidenomics from some media sources might lead people to believe our economic situation has never been better. What most Americans are experiencing is far less rosy.
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February 22nd, 2024
In fact, Americans haven’t spent this much of their money on food since the early 1990s.
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February 20th, 2024
In previous generations, Americans aspired to achieve a better standard of living than their parents. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the American dream consisted of “good jobs, a nice house, two children, and plenty of money.”
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February 15th, 2024
The Federal Reserve recently disclosed its preliminary income and expenses for 2023, revealing an unprecedented $114.3 billion in operational losses.
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February 14th, 2024
Last week, it was amusing/pathetic the way the White House explained away the decision not to have President Biden sit for the recent tradition of the Super Bowl interview with the host network.
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January 23rd, 2024
By: Brian Riedl – wsj.com – January 22, 2024 America already has the most progressive tax system in the developed world. As budget deficits surge toward the stratosphere, Congress will soon have to get serious about savings proposals. Yet reforming Social Security and Medicare—the leading drivers of long-term deficits—remains a political nonstarter. Neither party is willing to raise middle-class taxes....
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January 22nd, 2024
By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 19, 2023 After winning the Iowa caucuses Monday, Mr. Trump replayed a golden oldie of a campaign pledge: “We’re also going to pay off the national debt. It’s about time.” He said the same thing in 2016, before he added about $8 trillion to the tab. Roughly half of that was Covid...
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January 5th, 2024
As a new year dawns, it’s customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This year, let’s resolve to greet three widespread claims with healthy doses of skepticism.
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