A bureaucratic paper chase undermines compassion and practical help for the needy, while Wall Street gets whatever it wants. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Economic Policy
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The Municipal Broadband Solution
A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.
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Intel’s $3.5 Billion Boondoggle
The microchip giant’s ‘secure enclave’ project will take nearly 10 percent of a CHIPS Act manufacturing fund that is already stretched thin.
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The Chinese Auto Conundrum
How can the U.S. hit its factory revitalization and climate goals when BYD and other Chinese automakers can sell for less?
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A Public Option for Credit Card Shopping
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking aim at pay-to-play credit card comparison websites that collude with big banks to block competition.
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Capital One–Discover Merger Tests Bank Regulators’ Merger Approach
Regulators have dragged their feet on new bank merger guidelines. They now have a $35 billion reason to get moving.
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Breaking a Lifeline to the Internet
A popular federal program helps people with few resources stay connected—but its funding is running out.
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Why Were Inflation Hawks Wrong?
Economists like Larry Summers predicted that bringing inflation down would require a large increase in unemployment. It didn’t.
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Will Biden Get Chip Markets Right?
A new paper outlines how to avoid worsening market concentration in semiconductors with billions in subsidies for U.S. onshoring.
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Biden Should Begin the Tax Wars Now
He needs to highlight his positions against the Republicans’. And not give away too much in interim deals.
