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Economy (page 5)
August 30, 2021 5:30 am
Fed Chair Powell Repeats Past Mistakes
His speech at Jackson Hole all but confirmed that the Fed will wait to curb inflation until it’s too late.
July 22, 2021 5:30 am
The Odd Political Fight Over Medicaid Expansion in the Last 12 Holdout States
The parties jockey for position on how to add voters to Medicaid rolls—and claim credit for doing so.
July 21, 2021 5:30 am
A ‘Nation of Renters’? Let’s Hope Not.
A major shift away from homeownership would transform our politics and our economy for the worse.
July 15, 2021 5:30 am
What’s Missing from Biden’s Antitrust Executive Order
“Rather than competing for consumers,” big companies “are consuming their competitors.”
June 22, 2021 8:34 am
The Legend of the Restaurant Workers Too Lazy to Work
The notion that the food-services industry can’t find workers because they like being on the dole is a gross simplification…
June 21, 2021 5:30 am
There Are No Simple Answers for Our Labor Market Problems
Little precedent for—and lots of confusion about—the employment situation.
May 27, 2021 5:30 am
The Labor Market Needs the ‘Soft’ Skills Older Workers Have
You’re getting older. But you’re also getting better.
May 25, 2021 5:30 am
It’s Time to Be Worried About Inflation
Biden’s budget plan is almost guaranteed to overheat the economy.
May 25, 2021 5:30 am
Deadly Texas Freeze Cools Interest in Deregulating Energy
Other states were considering copying Texas’s laissez-faire attitude on electricity—but it hasn’t really saved money and now has cost lives.
