Jan 18 Richard Cordray: From ‘Jeopardy!’ to Controversial Presidential Appointment Paul Solman interviews Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Richard Cordray Wednesday in Washington, D.C. In the spring of 1987, a law clerk from Ohio, having taken a friend's advice, made it onto the TV trivia show, "Jeopardy!" A quarter-century… Continue reading
Jan 17 The Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer…’We Know!’ By Paul Solman A cardboard poster on display at Occupy D.C. on Nov. 19, 2011. Photo by Elizabeth Shell. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on Making Sen$e page. Here are Tuesday's queries:… Continue reading
Jan 17 The Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer…’We Know!’ A cardboard poster on display at Occupy D.C. Photo by Elizabeth Shell/PBS NewsHour. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here are Tuesday's queries: A pair… Continue reading
Jan 16 Submit Your Personal Finance Questions, Get ‘Simple’ Answers By Elizabeth Shell Investments, trading, retirement planning, high-level finance and dealings: complicated, mathematically intense stuff best left to the pros, right? Not necessarily, according to financial planner-turned-New York Times blogger Carl Richards, who is taking personal finance… Continue reading
Jan 16 Submit Your Personal Finance Questions, Get ‘Simple’ Answers Investments, trading, retirement planning, high-level finance and dealings: complicated, mathematically intense stuff best left to the pros, right? Not necessarily, according to financial planner-turned-New York Times blogger Carl Richards, who is taking personal finance questions from the… Continue reading
Jan 13 The Strange, Animal-Killing Side Effects of Tax Policy Changes "I don't want to jeopardize my family because I tried to make the country a better place." Arthur Laffer, economist to Ronald Reagan and famous for the Laffer Curve theory, which we explored on Wednesday's NewsHour in 'Taxes: How… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch The Strange, Animal-Killing Side Effects of Tax Policy Changes Arthur Laffer describes how he dealt with death threats for his tax-changing role. Continue watching
Jan 13 The Strange, Animal-Killing Side Effects of Tax Policy Changes "I don't want to jeopardize my family because I tried to make the country a better place." Arthur Laffer, economist to Ronald Reagan and famous for the Laffer Curve theory, which we explored on Wednesday's NewsHour in 'Taxes: How… Continue reading
Jan 11 How Are Tax-Rate Adjustments and Government Revenues Related? Image by Jon Boyes/Getty Images. *Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query:* Elke from Roswell, N.M. asks: If tax rate adjustments… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Taxes: How High Is Too High? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the question of just how high U.S. tax rates should or shouldn't be and examines the relationship between economic activity and tax rates. It's part of his ongoing reporting series, Making Sen$e of financial news. Continue watching