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.
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Left Forum 2013, June 7-9, NYC
Left Form 2013: We hope lots of people go to this year's Left Forum, now being held in
Baiman on Apple; Black on Money Laundering; etc.
(1) Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out? We're happy to have just posted to our
IRS, Foreclosures, etc.
(1) David Cay Johnston on IRS "Scandal": There was a very good Salon.com piece about this, The
Grover Norquist is Right to Oppose Internet Sales Taxes
When I visited my brother in London a few years back, I toted a suitcase packed with tennis balls. I
Pollin, Gini, Retro, Ferguson, etc.
Ok, here's what's been on the back burner; no image today because I am posting three
Unemployment Is Down, So What's the Problem?
The "headline" unemployment rate, or U-3 by its Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) designation, has declined from a
Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out?
The Greek economy has crashed, and now lies broken on the ground. The causes of the crisis are pretty well
The Chained CPI Is Bad for Seniors and for Accuracy
The word "thuggish" comes to mind. "I'm not a number," says the older man
Oligarchs, BAdidas Victory, Retirement Scam, etc.
(1) Oligarchs on the Titanic: Via Naked Capitalism, this clip of Robert Johnson of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
HAP vs. RR on Debt-to-GDP and Growth
Many followers of this blog have probably already heard about the paper co-authored by frequent D&S author and