…GREENSPAN, which made the same observation and concluded, “A normal person would at least be embarrassed by all this. But Alan Greenspan has never been a mere mortal, has he?”…
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The Perfect Negative Indicator Weighs In
…into the economy, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday. But didn’t we just Get All That Money Back? [link added] Greenspan’s reason unemployment will go down soon: GOVERNMENT…
Postcards from Old Europe – Thank God for Alan Greenspan The week which is ending today hasn’t brought us much in the way of hard economic news. Alan Greenspan’s testimony…
Alan Simpson on Social Security
I have no words for this e-mail to OWL by Alan Simpson on Social Security: I’ve made some plenty smart cracks about people on Social Security who milk it to…
OK, Maybe Not Uwe Reinhardt for Labor Secretary, But Maybe Alan Krueger?
…the distinction between free trade and offshoring. He does that partly by discussing a 2007 article in the Washington Post by his Princeton Econ. Dept. colleague Alan Blinder called “Free…
Alan Simpson
Firedoglake takes on Simpson: Alan Simpson: Cutting Social Security Benefits to “Take Care of the Lesser People in Society” …cuts he would recommend to the President and Congress on CNBC,…
Alan Collinge of Student Loan Justice on CAP’s Current Efforts to Revamp Student Loans
It has been a while since I had last talked to Alan. I knew at the time he was at issue with a stance the Center for American Progress was…
Republican Renegade Emulates Warren’s Student Loan Cancellation, but it’s Still Problematic
Today we have a commentary by Student Loan Justice Organization Founder Alan Collinge with support from an Angry Bear editor. Alan: A key Republican Education Department official and Trump Appointee,…
Extending Greenspan’s Remarks on the Equilibrium Real Rate
A fat cat is not in good shape. And feeding it more, will not give it energy to be more athletic. Greenspan said… “in assessing real rates [of interest], the…
Greenspan’s Parting Shot
In its last meeting with Alan Greenspan at the helm, the FOMC decided today to raise interest rates (i.e. the Federal Funds rate) yet again. See Mark Thoma for analysis…
