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Democrats State Trump’s Economic Policies Will Cause Damage to US Manufacturing

Democrats believe Trump’s Tariff Policies resulted in the loss of jobs in manufacturing. Democrats also estimate a reduction in manufacturing investment growth by an average of 13 percent per year. Joint Economic Committee – Minority Party. “Uncertainty From Trump’s Tariffs Derails U.S. Manufacturing in Both the Short and Long Term,” WASHINGTON – The Joint Economic […]

Elites Demanding Austerity Also Ignored Housing Bubble

Dean Baker writes to the question of who is pushing the fiscal cliff idea: Elites Demanding Austerity Also Ignored Housing Bubble … it was somewhat shocking to see a book review in The New York Times by Noam Scheiber, an editor at The New Republic, that longed for the day when we will have people […]