Stephen Zarlenga - 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

Stephen Zarlenga is the director of the American Monetary Institute, the author of The Lost Science of Money , and creator of the AMI Monetary Reform Conferences held annually in Chicago.

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Issue 267

The Fight for Transparency at the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve banking system is an immensely powerful institution, on a par with a fourth branch of government. As

Stephen Zarlenga Sep 1, 2006