Category Archives: Wage Growth

February 2, 2023

Inflation Reality Check: Don‘t Blame Wages and Salaries

Yes, economics can be complicated, and economic reporters work under tight deadlines.  That’s no excuse for the media meme that…Continue reading

February 23, 2022

Conventional Wisdom is Wrong: Americans Are Better Off Even AFTER…

According to conventional wisdom, inflation has left most Americans poorer. It’s an odd view, given that the number of people…Continue reading

January 19, 2022

Americans Should Celebrate the Best Jobs Market in Generations

Last Sunday on Meet the Press, James Carville offered Democrats good advice: “Quit being a whiny party and get out…Continue reading

June 27, 2021

Post-Pandemic, a Strong Expansion Needs Less Personal Saving or More…

For two generations, economists and other custodians of financial propriety have chastised Americans for not saving enough. Getting the public…Continue reading

March 24, 2021

$900 Billion in COVID Spending for Everyone Is Just What…

Both progressives and conservatives criticized the three major COVID-19 relief laws enacted over the last 12 months for giving away…Continue reading

October 21, 2020

Continuing Job Losses in Swing States May Seal Trump’s Fate

As Donald Trump sees it, “We are leading the World in Economic Recovery.” Yet, less than two weeks before election…Continue reading

September 22, 2020

Trump’s Failures and Lies about Manufacturing Jobs

To hear President Trump describe it, “the manufacturing sector is booming,” and “we’ve witnessed one manufacturing miracle after another.”  These…Continue reading

August 13, 2020

Donald Trump’s Big Lies about What He Has Done for…

Donald Trump and his operatives haven’t figured out how to go after Kamala Harris. Now that Joe Biden has named…Continue reading

July 24, 2020

Investors are Doing Great in this Crisis, But What About…

Welcome to Crony Capitalism 2.0, brought to America by the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington’s current approach to…Continue reading

July 18, 2019

Trump Acts Like a Populist. His Regulatory Record Suggests Otherwise

The administration has consistently favored big businesses over average people. by Robert J. Shapiro At some point, every president has had…Continue reading