…than $4,000 a year. Republicans promptly insisted the Democrats were instituting socialism.  As the nation recovered from the economic panic of 1893, Republicans doubled down on their economic ideology. In…

…not have doled out money in multiple Economic Stimulus packages during the pandemic. All those deficit spending and inflation . . . oh my! We probably should have toughed it…

…economic and budget projections for that counterfactual scenario and compared those outcomes with its economic forecast and baseline budget projections. The differences between outcomes under the two scenarios represent CBO’s…

…although they may get healthcare, etc. The issue of this commentary is to detail what the plan was as determined by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and their economic impact….

…why today’s economy is historically strong, Economic Policy Institute as explained by Josh Bivens @ EPI Economic performance looms large in every presidential election year. In 2024, people’s perception of their own economic situation…

…says . . .  – by New Deal democrat No important economic data today, but since yesterday was an exciting day at the horse track, with the S&P 500 officially entering…

…a hero? “Stagflation? Fed sees higher inflation and an economy growing by less than 2% this year,” CNBC. “The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee downgraded its collective outlook for economic…

…proof that Donald Trump has no economic strategy beyond slapping tariffs on our trading partners.” “Instead of coming up with a real plan to get American workers a fair shake,…

…Emergency Economic Powers Act, which grants the president certain emergency authorities “to deal with any unusual or extraordinary threat” to the American economy from abroad. The IEEPA gives the president wide-ranging economic…

…the rest of the world elsewhere, limiting the economic benefits the United States reaps from protection. The Trump administration’s tariffs exclude the United States from the overall economic boost global…