The Affordable Care Act is coming. No matter how many times Republicans vote against it (39 and counting!) it’s here to stay. While that’s
Category: Economy
The pink industrial complex
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address in 1961 is mostly remembered for his words about the “military-industrial complex.” He said, “In the councils of
Jobs policy has to be key to full economic recovery
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released statistics on eleven cities where workers are disappearing. Note that workers disappearing is different from jobs
If you’re going to tax internet sales, make it a federal tax
The U.S. Senate recently passed an online sales tax bill. At this point it is not certain whether it will become law, because there
So-called scandals are too nuanced to be investigated by Republicans
How many times have we heard the phrase, “this is too important to be left to politics?” Yes, when we’re discussing foreign policy or
Frank Rich and Joe Stiglitz on income inequality
On a recent segment of the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel interviewed two guests at one time, something she rarely does. The guests, Frank Rich
Raising Social Security’s minimum age is bad economics
Among the ideas that have been floated for reducing the Social Security budget is to raise the eligibility age to receive benefits. It is
Jeffrey Sachs: “We have a corrupt politics to the core”
In a recent talk at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve at a conference titled “Fixing the Banking system for Good,” Jeffrey Sachs, economist, Columbia University
Missouri Medicaid: A state budgeting failure
As a constituent concerned about the state legislature’s decision to expand Medicaid to cover more Missourians, I wrote to my local lawmakers. They were
Honey Boo Boo versus the wastewater treatment guy
It happens every year, in the early spring. Right before we become obsessed with NCAA basketball, and several weeks before pollen blankets our patio