by Kenneth Thomas Guest post: Basics: How Overrepresented Are Rural and Low-Population States? We all kinda sorta know it: rural and small states are overrepresented in the Senate and, to…
by Kenneth Thomas Kabuki Theater Probably Won’t Shake Up NY Fed Via @MarkThoma, Simon Johnson reports that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has called (very diplomatically, of course) for JP Morgan…
by Kenneth Thomas Another Romney/Bain Firm Got Subsidies (Then Closed a Plant) The Tampa Bay Times reports (via Jed Lewison) that another Bain-owned company, Dade Behring, was a recipient of…
by Kenneth Thomas Leigh McIlvaine at Clawback reports that Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has vetoed SB 124, a bill that would have expanded the use of sales tax for tax…
by Kenneth Thomas New York’s City Council passed a living wage ordinance On Monday, New York’s City Council passed a living wage ordinance, reports Good Jobs New York’s Bettina Damiani….
by Kenneth Thomas Whiny Apple Pioneered Avoidance Strategies, Books Fictional Tax Rates If you haven’t yet seen The New York Times article on Apple, go read it. I’ll wait. It’s…
Guest post by Kenneth Thomas Social Security Hurt by Republican Jobs Obstructionism The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) published its commentary on Monday’s release of the Social Security…
by Kenneth Thomas of Middle Class Political Economy Greg Mankiw doesn’t understand competition for investment Greg Mankiw’s column in Sunday’s New York Times makes the case that competition between governments…
Guest post by Kenneth Thomas of Middle Class Political Economist U.S. has 18th best unemployment benefits in OECD; also trails 13 non-OECD countries Tim Vlandas at EU Welfare States flags…
Guest post by Kenneth Thomas Top 1% Reduced Taxes in Last 3 Years but Probably Gained Income Share Citizens for Tax Justice came out with a nice report today showing…