It is obvious something is holding the economy back, but no one is dealing with the underlying problem.
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The Economics Quarterly: February 2019
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A Short Word: On Debts and Deficits
What will it take for Americans to care about the debt?
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Fiscal Ruin and Politics As Usual
Only a fool could look at the timing of this nonsense and not smell the reek of desperate political posturing.
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The Economy in Context: November 2018
Americans should remain skeptical of the rosy picture painted by the latest jobs report, because fundamental problems in the economy remain.
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The Economics Quarterly: October 2018
There are a lot of things that look good in the last few quarters, and growth remains solid, particularly if the 3.5% preliminary GDP growth rate holds through revisions, but there are still some nagging doubts that won't go away.
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The Economics Quarterly: July 2018
While the quarterly GDP growth rate hasn't been below 2.0% since the first quarter of 2017, it also hasn't been above 5.0% since the second quarter of 2014, and it's a long way from the 7.0% rate in the third quarter of 2003.
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Unpacking “America First”
...America First is an empty shell, signifying nothing, and none of Trump's supporters are going to really get what they want.
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The Economics Quarterly: 2017Q1
The economy has been moving upward since about 2015, but, from a purely political standpoint, much of this growth could be attributed to the general impression that the political winds were going to change in Washington.
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