Category Archives: Economic Strategy
Blame the Economy for Widening Inequality – And Washington for…
America’s widening income inequality has become a subtext across most debates in domestic policy. GOP plans to repeal and replace…Continue reading
The Three Choices for Tax Reform
Trump administration officials and GOP leaders in Congress are still putting together their tax plan. Nevertheless, the early signs point…Continue reading
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid!
Republicans know that the terrain for next year’s midterm elections could be treacherous. Off the record, they bemoan their inability…Continue reading
Trump’s Tax Plan is Aimed at the 2018 and 2020…
President Trump wants to cut the tax rate for all American businesses to 15 percent, and damn the deficit. If…Continue reading
Donald Trump and Paul Ryan’s Plan to Put Foreign Investors…
The “Border Adjustment Tax” (BAT) endorsed recently by President Trump is his administration’s first foray into international economics. It is…Continue reading
Republican Presidents and Inequality
The new findings on growing inequality by Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman are deeply disturbing. They demonstrate again…Continue reading
What Hillary’s Campaign Missed
Last week’s election should be dubbed the revenge of the neglected. The outcome would have been different if Hillary’s strategists…Continue reading
Halloween Special: How Hillary Can Handle Scary Interest Rate Hikes
Looking past this weekend’s kerfuffle over Huma Abedin’s emails, Hillary Clinton’s success in her first term as President will depend…Continue reading
On Economic Growth, Hillary Delivers and Trump Pretends
To prepare for tonight’s debate, I decided to think through Donald Trump’s promise to deliver 4% annual economic growth. First off,…Continue reading
The Economic Outlook for the Election and Beyond, and How…
With nine weeks to go, the economic conditions for the election are set — modest growth, low inflation, and continuing…Continue reading