The Dollars & Sense Collective

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

2 articles

Issue 312

The Roller Coaster Heads Down

Ask yourselves, Ronald Reagan asked the electorate in 1980, whether you are better off or worse off than you were

The Dollars & Sense Collective May 1, 2014

Issue 238

September 11: A Discussion

All of us at Dollars & Sense were shaken by the attacks of September 11. In discussing our response, we

The Dollars & Sense Collective Nov 1, 2001