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Farms and Food Stamps

July 15, 2013

I was going to break my summer silence to comment on an extraordinary example of modern Republicanism today, but Paul Krugman beat me to the punch. Read his op-ed piece in today’s New York Times. I am sick of hearing from Republicans I know about the ‘waste’ in government. That waste is invariably caused, in […]

Economics / economic policy, GDP, government spending, growth, job creation, jobs, unemployment /

Employment Numbers: Endless Drift

July 5, 2013

This morning we have been treated to an odd spectacle. Wall Street was very wrong about the number of jobs generated by the US economy last month, and is now scratching its head about what it all means. First the figures: the economy added 195,000 new jobs to non-farm payrolls in June. Moreover, both the […]

Commentary, Economics /

Summer Doldrums

July 2, 2013

I apologize for the sparse blogging recently. I have, however a perfectly reasonable excuse: there’s not much new to talk about, and I, like you no doubt, am tired of repeating the same old stuff. News does continue to trickle out, so here’s an update: The economy is chugging along slowly. Too slowly to make […]

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