Feb 13 Obama Says We Must Never Default, But Would It Really Hurt Us If We Did? By Paul Solman After defaulting on their debts in the 1840s, state governments, like Pennsylvania's, learned to disallow budget shortfalls. This is the lesson that we should learn from history and never repeat. Photo by Flickr user Brendan Lynch. Paul Solman: President Obama… Continue reading
Feb 13 Obama Says We Must Never Default, But Would It Really Hurt Us If We Did? By Paul Solman After defaulting on their debts in the 1800s, state governments, like Pennsylvania's, learned to disallow budget shortfalls. This is the lesson that we should learn from history and never repeat. Photo by Flickr user Brendan Lynch. Paul Solman: President Obama… Continue reading
Feb 12 What Flew and What Flopped Among Obama's 2012 SOTU Proposals? President Barack Obama speaking during the 2012 State of the Union. Photo by the PBS NewsHour. President Obama put forth a set of liberal policy items focused on economic innovation and restoring the American economy in his 2012 State… Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama to Focus on Economy in State of the Union Address President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening, laying out the policy pieces to fill… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low… Continue watching
Feb 11 Ask Larry: What's the Best Age to Take Spousal or Survivor Benefits? By Paul Solman Photo by Flickr user GabeB. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of you to write in that we now feature… Continue reading
Feb 11 Ask Larry: What's the Best Age to Take Spousal or Survivor Benefits? By Paul Solman Photo by Flickr user GabeB. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of you to write in that we now feature… Continue reading
Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008. Continue reading
Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008. Continue reading
Feb 07 The Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Fix that Works and Pays for Itself By Paul Solman Economist Bob Lerman proposes a solution to the youth unemployment crisis in the United States arguing the quickest way to getting unemployed kids off the streets and onto the payroll is through work apprenticeships. Unlike internships, apprenticeships train… Continue reading