Jill Mazzetta - Dollars & Sense

No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity

Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.

John Miller Jul 7, 2025

Left Hook

What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2025

Left Hook

No Tax on Tips

Even the stand-alone No Tax on Tips Act would do far too little to better the lot of low-income workers, even tipped workers.

John Miller Jun 27, 2025

Jill Mazzetta is a Dollars & Sense intern and a student at Emerson College.

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Issue 289

What Made It In, What Got Watered Down, and What Was Never Even Considered

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Jill Mazzetta Jul 1, 2010

Issue 287

The Other Greenspan Bubble

Now that Alan Greenspan has admitted that the economic crisis proved his core economic theories to be wrong, it’s

Jill Mazzetta Mar 1, 2010