The consensus in Washington seems to be moving in the direction of a second economic stimulus package. Democrats need to consider crafting it around something other than just encouraging spending.
Reid Cramer
Reid Cramer is Research Director at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C.
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Don’t Spend Your Tax Rebate!
Yes, we’re all looking forward to the $600 check that should be coming our way now that we’ve filed our taxes. But here’s a thought — maybe we should stick it in savings.
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Going for Broke
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast with such ferocity in late August 2005, Americans were shocked by the broadcast images of desperately poor people left to fend for themselves. The depth and consequences of poverty in America, normally hidden from public view, had once again become the subject of debate […]
