Aug 04 Detroit Today, Washington Tomorrow By Laurence Kotlikoff The official debt total is well below the true "fiscal gap," argues Larry Kotlikoff, who has helped draft the INFORM Act. Photo courtesy of Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Larry Kotlikoff is a dear friend of both mine and the… Continue reading
Aug 02 State Tax Cuts: Is Arthur Laffer All Wet? By Joel Slemrod The correlation between states having no income tax and their economic growth is not as direct as Reagan White House economic adviser Arthur Laffer says it is, argues tax economist Joel Slemrod. Photo courtesy of Jon Boyes/Getty Images. Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Aug 02 State Tax Cuts: Is Arthur Laffer All Wet? By Joel Slemrod By Joel Slemrod The correlation between states having no income tax and their economic growth is not as direct as Reagan White House economic adviser Arthur Laffer says it is, argues tax economist Joel Slemrod. Photo courtesy of Jon Boyes/Getty… Continue reading
Aug 02 Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind July’s Drop in the Unemployment Rate? By Paul Solman The simple story of the July unemployment numbers, released Friday, is that the population grew by about 200,000 people and new jobs absorbed just about all of them. Why did the unemployment rate go down -- from 7.6 percent… Continue reading
Aug 02 Is Baby Boomer Retirement Behind the Drop in July’s Unemployment Rate? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman The simple story of the July unemployment numbers, released Friday, is that the population grew by about 200,000 people and new jobs absorbed just about all of them. Why did the unemployment rate go down --… Continue reading
Aug 01 How Low Can They Go? Arthur Laffer Defends Slashing State Income Taxes By alaffer // In this 2012 Making Sen$e report, former Reagan White House economic adviser Arthur Laffer drew his famous curve on a napkin -- just the way he did for the Ford administration -- and explained how it works. Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Aug 01 How Low Can They Go? Arthur Laffer Defends Slashing State Income Taxes By alaffer By Arthur Laffer // In this 2012 Making Sen$e report, former Reagan White House economic adviser Arthur Laffer drew his famous curve on a napkin -- just the way he did for the Ford administration -- and explained how it… Continue reading
Jul 31 How to Guarantee a Job for Every American By William Darity // In our Making Sen$e report on youth unemployment earlier this month, we examined obstacles inner-city youth face to finding jobs. Compiling our first Making Sen$e report on youth unemployment earlier this month, we were hit with the… Continue reading
Jul 31 How to Guarantee a Job for Every American By William Darity By William Darity // In our Making Sen$e report on youth unemployment earlier this month, we examined obstacles inner-city youth face to finding jobs. Compiling our first Making Sen$e report on youth unemployment earlier this month, we were… Continue reading
Jul 30 What Henry Ford’s Deep Hatred of Jews Can Teach Us About Anti-Islamism Today By Paul Solman Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of Henry Ford, pictured here with his Model T. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of the great American industrialist Henry Ford -- genius of manufacturing, pacifist, friend of the working… Continue reading