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Economists Broadly Support Biden's Infrastructure Plan as an Engine for Jobs & Economic Growth

Apr 4
2 min

Economists Broadly Support Biden's Infrastructure Plan as an Engine for Jobs & Economic Growth

Economists have started to weigh in on President Biden's infrastructure initiative and the response has been broadly supportive. It will dramatically ramp up employment opportunities for individuals with less than a college education, power long-term economic growth, and create a more competitive economy. Reuters: "About 75% of the infrastructure jobs created would go to workers with no more than a high school diploma, while the rest would require an associate’s degree or hig

New Study Shows That Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Don't "Trickle-Down" But Do Increase Income Inequality

Mar 23
2 min

New Study Shows That Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Don't "Trickle-Down" But Do Increase Income Inequality

New research shows that 50 years of "trickle-down" economics didn't actually do anything for the working class, but it did make the rich richer. Economists have been saying this for decades, but it has taken a bit of time to put the theory to rest. Trickle-down economics is the theory that tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses will trickle down to everyone else. It assumes they will use their additional cash to start or expand businesses, hire more workers, and increase sal

The Minimum Wage, Public Opinion, & the Lost Art of Political Compromise

Feb 26
2 min

The Minimum Wage, Public Opinion, & the Lost Art of Political Compromise

Even though we now know that it can't be included in President Joe Biden's Covid relief package, a minimum wage increase should be fairly simple. It hasn't been raised since 2009 and its buying power has been undermined by a dozen years of inflation. Congress should have included an inflation adjustment in the legislation back then, but there wasn't adequate support and so we are left with the same debate; a living wage vs. job losses. Democrats support an increase to $15 per

New Research Finds that Minimum Wage Hikes Don't Negatively Impact the Job Market

Feb 2
2 min

New Research Finds that Minimum Wage Hikes Don't Negatively Impact the Job Market

Conservative opposition to a minimum wage increase is based, they say, on its negative impact on the job market. They argue that companies will hire fewer workers if they have to pay them more. While there is some logic to that argument, economists understand that there is a countervailing effect which tends to increase employment. When workers are paid more they purchase more, creating greater demand for goods and services in the economy. Greater demand increases pressure on

New Study: 50 Years of "Trickle Down" Tax Cuts Didn't Help Workers & Made Inequality Worse

Dec 17, 2020
3 min

New Study: 50 Years of "Trickle Down" Tax Cuts Didn't Help Workers & Made Inequality Worse

"Trickle Down Economics" is the basis of modern conservative economic theory. Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, adherents have argued that if you give tax breaks to businesses and the rich, the benefits will eventually trickle down to everyone else. It's been the underlying rationale for decades of tax cuts that have enriched America's wealthiest individuals. The problem is that it doesn't work; it's as effective as the latest diet regimen you saw on television. Trickle-

Marco Rubio & the Republican Politics of Nostalgia. Trumpism Without Trump

Nov 25, 2020
2 min

Marco Rubio & the Republican Politics of Nostalgia. Trumpism Without Trump

FL Sen. Marco Rubio attacked President-elect Joe Biden's newly named foreign policy team yesterday as he started to position himself as the GOP's "Trumpism without Trump" 2024 nominee. Over the next two years, Rubio and other potential Republican candidates will try to devise a strategy to capture Trump's white working class base but without the bigotry and insane late-night tweets. Yesterday Rubio tweeted: “Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resume

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