A budget agreement reduces the minimum wage and cuts pensions.
Economic Policy
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A Homeowner Bailout
Today’s Balance Sheet: Banks are finally being forced to pay for their bad form during the housing bubble.
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Bernanke Tries to Predict the Future
Today’s Balance Sheet: The recovery is still moving at a snail’s pace, but campaigns aren’t doing too bad at raking in cash.
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Long Time, No See Payroll Tax
Today’s Balance Sheet: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the payroll tax cut extension deadline, again.
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Mitt Romney: Liberal Economist
As the economy begins to improve, the Republican front-runner turns to progressive language in attacks against Obama.
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Obama’s Mixed Signals
Today’s Balance Sheet: Obama needs a good nine months more of good news if he wants to win reelection.Â
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+243,000 Jobs in January
Today’s Balance Sheet: January’s jobs numbers came out today, and they were way better than anyone expected.Â
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A Blockbuster Jobs Report
For the first time in a long time, the economy is looking good.
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Facebook and Wall Street: It’s Complicated
Today’s Balance Sheet: Mark Zuckerberg “likes” Morgan Stanley.
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It Pays to Be Rich
A new report looks at the many dimensions of poverty in the states.
