Forget fixing the debt. We need to fix the economy.
Blog: Policy Shop
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Yes, We Have A (Defense) Spending Problem
If we’re really worried by China, we should be training engineers instead of fighter pilots.
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Madness In December Employment Numbers
89,000 government workers have been laid off since September.
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Is the Fiscal Deal a Recipe for National Decline?
Interest payments will rise as domestic spending falls.
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Big Macs, Big Profits, Low Wages
The CEO of McDonald’s makes over 500 times what the average worker does.
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Crossroads GPS in the Crosshairs
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman takes on 501(c)(4) dark money groups
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Why Does Obama Want to Spend $8 Trillion on Defense?
Washington is in a fiscal panic, yet surprisingly few people are asking an obvious question: Why in the world is the Obama administration proposing to spend $8 trillion on security over the next decade? Included in that giant sum is not just Pentagon spending, but also outlays for intelligence, homeland security, foreign aid, and diplomacy […]
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Why Does the Center for American Progress’ Budget Plan Embrace the Bush Tax Cuts?
The report has many good elements, but it fails to face up to revenue realities.
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Wall Street’s Creative Extraction
The financial services industry takes as much as $635 billion from the real economy annually.
