Aug 23 What's wrong with Wall Street? A culture that breeds greed By Sam Polk "When I was on Wall Street, my entire life’s goal was to make more money than the next guy."… Continue reading
Aug 23 Tax revenue shortfall to blame for rising deficit this year, report finds By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A new government report released Tuesday blames lower-than-expected tax revenues for a spike in this year's budget deficit to $590 billion. That's an increase of about one-third over last year's tally. Continue reading
Aug 22 Medicaid expansion under Obamacare has improved financial health of low-income Americans By Making Sen$e Editor Extension of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act has not only shielded low-income Americans from out-of-pocket medical costs, but has also improved their overall financial health. Continue reading
Aug 22 Column: Why we need to extend economic empowerment to military spouses By Douglas P. McCormick, Kathy Roth-Douquet The military must do a better job of addressing the alarmingly high rates of underemployment and unemployment among military spouses. Continue reading
Aug 19 Column: Economy in tatters, Nigeria loses title as Africa's largest economy By Vikram Mansharamani Since Nigeria’s central bank announced it would abandon its currency’s dollar peg, the naira has fallen 61 percent against the U.S. dollar. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 8:48 The Wall Street millionaire bringing healthy food to those in need By PBS News Hour Sam Polk was making millions on Wall Street when he had a life-changing revelation: he wanted to help those in need. His focus became so-called "food deserts," regions with limited access to healthy food. Polk founded Everytable to serve nutritious… Continue watching
Aug 18 Column: A $3.6 million bonus and I still wanted more By Sam Polk Yesterday, I’d been planning to leave Wall Street; today, I was devastated because my enormous bonus wasn’t bigger. Continue reading
Aug 18 Why income inequality matters in this election By Josh Boak, Associated Press The rich keep getting richer while more Americans are getting left behind financially. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 7:49 Why Brexit may be the best thing for Britain's fishing industry By PBS News Hour The world was shocked when, in June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Many believe the severance will negatively affect Britain's economy, but the fishing industry expects benefits -- including increased profitability, poverty relief and elimination of… Continue watching
Aug 17 Why doesn't Medicare cover more for physical therapy? By Philip Moeller Is it not more fiscally responsible to spend a few thousand dollars on physical therapy now rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars later?… Continue reading