This is the Big Story: a 100+ year near-record decline in commodity prices is enabling continued record wage growth and employment  – by New Deal democrat No important economic data…

…Population Growth Outcomes Figure 6 shows that immigrants’ population share is projected to increase in the future. The share of unauthorized nonresidents is projected to decline from 3.4 percent today…

…greater investment, savings, productivity, or income growth. Everything he cites here is about U.S. tax and growth rates — a single sample point though a long-term one — all of…

…only down slightly from its January peak of 14.5%. Employment growth in the sector almost reached its 1980 peak growth rate of 16.5 %. In March, oil & gas extraction…

…creating more growth in the business in subsequent years, and more economic growth thereafter. 70% tax rates are more likely to generate faster economic growth than 25% tax rates precisely…

…growth over the past year. Moreover, average hourly earnings growth continues to slow. Now at 1.56%, it is approaching an all time record low. The recent improvement in consumer spending…

By Rebecca Wilder Worries About Italy: Growth and Politics< Current bond market pricing implies a 6.17% yield on a 10-yr Italian government bond, or 430 basis points (%/100) over a…

…and economic growth, which I’ve noted can be described this way: % change in real GDP from t to t+1 = a + b*Top Marginal Tax Rate at time t…

…pages 62-76. 2. David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2010.“Wage and Benefit Growth Hits Historic Low”; Chris Farrell, Bloomberg Businessweek, February 5, 2010.” US Wage Growth: The Downward Spiral.”…

With the downward revision of second quarter real GDP growth from a 2.4% growth rate reported in the advance report to 1.6% reported in the first revision, real GDP in…