Nov 10 How Stimulating is Military Spending? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Rich Tuloch Question: I learned long, long ago in school that military spending is a form of economic stimulus. If I am correct, the past administration (President Bush & co.) spent a great deal more money as stimulus than… Continue reading
Nov 05 Solman Answers Reader Questions on Latest Job Numbers By Paul Solman A flurry of questions today about the October job report from NewsHour's Facebook and Twitter. In response, a flurry of answers. ........................................................................................................................................... Janet Vetter: The economy added 150,000 jobs but the unemployment rate remained the same? What… Continue reading
Nov 04 Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again By Paul Solman This entry is cross-posted on the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions "It's the economy, stupid." (Bill Clinton, 1992) "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" (Ronald Reagan,… Continue reading
Nov 03 Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians Vs. Hayekians, Again "It's the economy, stupid." Bill Clinton, 1992 "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan, 1980 "Defeat the New Deal and its reckless spending."Alf Landon, 1936 "Hoover we trusted, now we're busted." FDR campaign,… Continue reading
Nov 01 A Side Note on Herbal Supplements By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Dick Levinson Question: While I admire your intelligence and integrity, your… Continue reading
Oct 29 Readers Express Doubt Over Boston Community Capital Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: A trio of related emails to answer today. First: Name: James… Continue reading
Oct 28 Foreclosure Issues Elicit Strong Debate By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: John Magill Question: Regarding your Oct.14 article on foreclosures and specifically the… Continue reading
Oct 27 Your Mortgage Questions Answered: Consumer Lawyer Max Gardner Editor's Note: In Show Me the Mortgage, Paul Solman talked to "the dean of the bankruptcy bar," North Carolina lawyer Max Gardner, about the possibly fraudulent paperwork banks are under investigation for using. Gardner answers viewer and reader… Continue reading
Oct 26 Nightmarish Stories of Mortgage Modification Woes By Elizabeth Shell The idea that bank paperwork can weigh you down is nothing new. But the foreclosure cases we've come across lately sound downright Kafka-esque. A homeowner trying to modify her mortgage is told to fax documents to a certain department. Soon… Continue reading
Oct 22 Would Unemployment Drop If Wages Were Tied to a Firm's Profits? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Dr. Morris Weinberger Question: Could unemployment be ameliorated by using the… Continue reading