Keyword(s): republicans
Jan Hatzius: Some Strange Inconsistency on the US Budget Deficit
May 5th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 Here is some older reporting (February 2013) from marketwatch.com, which quotes Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius. He said, “But the more important reason is that Republicans in Congress seem to have given up… more »
Democracy Is Broken: The Shameful Gun Vote of the US Senate
April 23rd, 2013
in Op Ed
Written by Elliott Morss, Morss Global Financep> Introduction For more than I year, I have been documenting that special interests groups rather than the will of the people determine what Congress legislates and what actions the US takes internationa… more »
Heroes of the Great Depression II
April 22nd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Sig Silber Editor's note: Sarcasm detected. I only took one course in International Trade and was very impressed with the Marshall Lerner Condition which needs to hold to have devaluation improve your balance of trade. The Marshall Lerner… more »
Stockman’s Big Swinging Whip
April 2nd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Warren Mosler href="http://www.mountainman.com.au/mansnowy.html" target="_blank">The Man from Snowy River By Banjo Paterson So Clancy rode to wheel them — he was racing on the wing Where the best and boldest riders take their place, And he raced hi… more »
Political Economy: Cops or Accountants?
April 2nd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Sig Silber This essay was inspired by reading Joe Firestone's article "A Plague on All Your Budgets". If you can master the accounting relationships, on which, by the way, all economists agree, it is fairly clear that the U.S. becomes Euro… more »
