From Economic Policy Institute: There is currently much cautionary talk in policymaking circles regarding the dangers to the economy?s future health posed by crossing a specific threshold in the ratio between government debt and gross domestic product. These fears have...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Following is commentary by Greg Anrig, vice president for programs and policy at The Century Foundation. In an otherwise admirable New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/business/economy/09leonhardt.html?ref=business) about how deficit fears have impeded an adequate response to persistently high...
From Economic Policy Institute: On June 10, 2010, EPI President Lawrence Mishel told the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support that the jobs crisis remains catastrophic and that ?a better safety net? is needed to...
From Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed: A provision that several senators were reportedly considering for a now-stalled estate tax proposal could squeeze state revenues that support education, public safety, and other vital services to help cut taxes on the...
From Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed: Congress is about to take up a jobs bill that will provide a needed boost to the economic recovery and help people still struggling to find work in a difficult labor market. Senate...
From Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed: A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimates that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) had preserved or created between 1.2 million and 2.8 million jobs as of March. In other words,...
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