[T]he president's misbegotten policies are presently the biggest factors in the market today.
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The Economy in Context: December 2018
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Gauging Trump’s Jobs Facade
The fact that so many Americans are not participating in the labor force today, a problem that exploded under Obama, so he bears responsibility, is the single largest problem facing America today, and Trump and his supporters never talk about it.
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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 Economy in Context: October 2018
The current administration's economy has only outperformed the average performance of the previous administration (post recession) eight months out of the last twenty-one months, or roughly one-third of the time.
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Trump’s Labor Farce Problem
If the labor force participation rate were still at its peak (roughly around 67%), roughly 10 million more Americans, that's the entire population of New York City plus an additional 1.5 million people, would still beĀ in the labor force.
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Neo-Feudalism: Poverty in America
Who's to blame for free men and women condemned to a waking nightmare of fear and death, where kill or be killed are their two best economic choices in one of the wealthiest nations on the planet?
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Promises Promises Promises
We need a cultural shift, away from empty rhetoric, recrimination, and blame and toward based principles, political reconciliation, and market tested solutions.
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Economics Speed Round: October 2016
With the election upcoming, we've no choice but to wait and see if the bubble economy bursts before or after the election.
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A Short Word: The Dirty Truth About Immigration
We have been duped into believing that the government, with a motion of Congress and the signature of the President, can change the very economic laws of supply and demand with no negative consequences whatsoever.