Feb 02 Column: We need to fix the social safety net, not shame those who need it By Kristin S. Seefeldt A safety net is only useful if people can access its benefits. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch The economics and potential emotional cost of repealing Obamacare By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 01 Column: Why aren’t my chiropractic appointments covered by Medicare? By Philip Moeller Phil Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. Continue reading
Feb 01 Should we raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare? By Philip Moeller Leading Republicans already have included such proposals in their evolving legislative packages. Journalist Philip Moeller looks at how the proposals would affect retirees. Continue reading
Jan 31 Column: The stock market hates Trump’s economic policies By Terry Burnham Don't let Dow 20,000 fool you. Stock market behavior indicates for every $3 the Trump plans give to companies in taxes, $1 is being destroyed by other actions, Terry Burnham writes. Continue reading
Jan 30 Column: Needing flexibility at work shouldn’t be seen as a weakness By Sallie Krawcheck Workers have families, too. If they need to go part time, their commitment to the company shouldn't be questioned, Sallie Krawcheck writes. Continue reading
Jan 30 Column: Trump’s border tax is not the right fix for U.S.-Mexico trade By Chad Bown There is little to gain and much to lose by using a border tax adjustment as either a punitive import tariff or a policy designed to finance a border wall. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 3:43 Positive fiscal signs amid a slow-growth economy By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy has slowed since the 1990s, but in the final month of President Obama’s term, 156,000 jobs were added and unemployment held at 4.7 percent. As President Donald Trump took office last week, the Dow Jones closed above… Continue watching
Jan 27 Column: The great irony of the Mexico tariff is that Americans would pay for it too By Robert Lawrence Ultimately, trade policies based on deals and short-term political advantage will not only damage U.S. relations with Mexico and our other trading partners, but fail to enhance the employment or living standards of the working classes that elected him. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 8:11 Are you hanging off a financial cliff? Here’s how to cope By PBS News Hour Elizabeth White was once comfortably middle class, but recently she has been severely underemployed. Now as she approaches the traditional age for retirement, she is struggling to make ends meet, and her story is not uncommon. Economics correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching