…spin. Tax increases and judicious stimulus measures can allow us to recover. Removing the safety net will thrust the country into a deep recession, since it will impact seniors, dependent…

by Linda Beale Barney Frank and the need for a risk-based bank fee That post about the McCain-Paul environmental devastation and revenue decimation bill (somehow mistakenly given the label of…

…there is a column equating to ‘Income – Cost’ which is labeled ‘Net increase during the Year’. Now the Trustees don’t label this as ‘Surplus’ but there is little doubt…

…consumer confidence, and a rising stock market. 2.2% growth is basically ok, closer to recession than to boom, but basically neither. It would take growth rates somewhat above 3% to…

…curves have predicted recessions. with the exception of one, an inverted yield curve was followed by a recession and followed by a substantial reduction in growth. The yield curve looks…