How 24 Economists Debunk Myth of “Uncompetitive” Corporate Tax Code
A letter to Congress counters the argument that corporations are being harmed by the current corporate tax code and that the remedy is a change to a “territorial” tax regime.
Author: Isaiah J. Poole
House Republicans’ Latest Attack Against the Financial Protection Bureau
The driving motivation of a bill with the innocuous title of the “”Financial Product Safety Commission Act” is not “financial product safety,” but the crippling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Jobs Report: Conservative Economic Illusions Are Unmasked
The surprisingly disappointing September unemployment report should break once and for all two illusions about our ability to sustain a robust economy, and give us an opportunity to change the conservation.
Trump Digs a $10 Trillion Hole, and Guess Who Will End Up Falling In
The tax plan from Donald Trump is a big deal, but not nearly as big a deal as it would be for people in the top 1 percent, who would get a tax break averaging $184,000 a year under his plan.
Atlanta Fed Suggests We’re Still Far From Full Employment
Is 5.1 percent unemployment about as good as it will ever get? Two researchers at the Atlanta Fed propose another measure of the job market that suggests we still have a ways to go.
The Fed Gets It Right. Now Let’s Move to Full Employment
The Federal Reserve took off the table the immediate fear that a rate hike would set in motion a slowing down of economic growth. But there’s a longer-term issue of reclaiming the definition of “full employment”
The Moral Challenge Bernie Sanders Brought to the House Falwell Built
The progressive presidential candidate went to a pillar of the religious right – Liberty University – and highlighted the immorality of income inequality and the rigged economy that produced it.
Trump Won’t Solve The Student Debt Crisis. He’s Part of the Problem
Of all of the presidential candidates, none are in a better position to understand the role for-profit colleges play in driving student debt upward than Donald Trump.
Jeb Bush’s Voodoo Economics, Same As The Old One
The tax plan the Republican candidate has released this week shows he is as wedded to failed conservative economic orthodoxy as his relatives and the rest of the Republican political leadership.
Tell Etsy To Stop Using the Irish Tax-Haven Loophole
A petition launched today says that if the online retailer “is really trying to be ‘mindful, transparent, and humane,’ it must pay its fair share of taxes at home.”