The Size of Government and the Fate of the Middle Class
There's an interesting Washington Post article up today by Jim Tankersley about the Clinton and Sanders approaches to the budget/taxes and whether they would raise taxes on the middle class. (...
View ArticleNo, RNC, I did not grade POTUS a C (but I would give Romney an F)
I woke up this morning a bit surprised to find the RNC declaring that I had graded the President a C. I did no such thing and don't now.I was on Hannity's show on Fox who was giving out his grades to...
View ArticleEconomic Report on the Job Market in Chicago and Other Major Cities
This morning I released the results of an economic report using BLS data looking at the economic performance of major cities in the U.S.Chicago has had quite a year--best job market improvement among...
View ArticleNo State is a (Greek) Island
My take on the European rumblings about fiscal union came out today in the WSJ: unions http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304707604577428211717125298.htmlBasically, the Greman take on...
View ArticleEurope. Rinse. Repeat.
So Spain has got the downgrade and now folks have worked themselves into a lather.The question remains, as it has for the last 18 months: what did you think was going to happen? And the truth is, it's...
View ArticleDid Hubbard Really Mean to Raise That?
I just read the Glenn Hubbard editorial in the WSJ claiming that the President's budget is really a secret plan to raise everyone's taxes by11%. Glenn and I have been friends for pushing 20 years but...
View ArticleIntro
I have finally started following lots of folks on twitter and giving some comments of my own (@Austan_Goolsbee). But some things need a bit more treatment than 140 characters so I am experimenting...
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