…creating uncertainty in demand. US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump’s trade wars Independent. Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front. The casualty…

…as a result of the ‘shock’ of rising import competition”: Employment Effects of International Trade, by Claire Brunel, NBER Digest: In the past two decades, China’s manufacturing exports have grown…

What it means if you cut trade with China and Asia. Shipments start to decrease once the announcement is made. The impact is shown in Paul Krugman’s bar chart. I…

…times, minimum wage laws and public disapproval of non-paying jobs have largely eliminated this particular way of acquiring human capital. However, many people continue to take lower-paying jobs than they…

…and Cap Formula what would be the minimally disruptive revenue only fix to deliver those benefits with no changes in retirement age?” Note the questions that are not being addressed:…

…with. Even researchers like Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez (see “A Theory of Optimal Capital Taxation”) who dissent from the standard no taxation of investment income position think capital income…

…the cap on income subject to the payroll tax, scrapping it entirely, is the answer to the Social Security projected shortfall. I think that such a solution has no chance…

…that is, after adjusting for inflation — per capita national debt is now twice what it was back then. Sign up for weekly ND20 highlights, mind-blowing stats, event alerts, and…

…easy: “Lift the cap” and depending on how you lift the cap and whether you allow that increase to come with a commensurate better benefit you can fix or even…

…Sh*t. Most blue dogs voted against H.R.2454, that is, Cap and Trade. Only 17 of 52 voted yes, 34 voted no and one didn’t vote at all. Diatribe and documentation…