Four More FDIC Bank Closings
On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks (
Economy
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy:
Feb 15, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics| Budgets & Projections| Budget Process| Health Care| Taxes
‘Line’ Items: Commissions, Summits, Caps and Dogs
Commission Coming – The White House says President Obama will create a fiscal commission by executive order within days. Meanwhile, Republicans...
If You Think Snowmageddon is Bad, Blizzard of Debt Will be Worse
Experts concerned about the nation’s fiscal and economic outlook braved the snow yesterday to participate in a
Feb 1, 2010 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics| Budget Process| Taxes| Other Spending
President Releases $3.8 Trillion Budget
President Obama released a Fiscal 2011 budget request today that would spend some $3.8
Stiglitz, Stimulus, the Financial Sector and the Genie
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz stopped by New America this week to discuss his new book "Freefall", about our economic and financial crisis...
Announcing the "Announcement Effect Club"
Since CRFB called for a Fiscal Recovery Plan in July, a growing number of
Jobs and Policy
At the start of the new decade, one in every ten Americans is unemployed.
Deficit Hawks Love their Cake
Over the weekend one of our favorite bloggers, EconomistMom, joined an important discussion prompted by a Stan Collender blog that called out deficit...
Can Government Debt Threaten Economic Growth?
At this week’s American Economic Association meetings in Atlanta, two economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart, explore how high levels...