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Economics / bailouts, Brad DeLong, deficits, jobs, Keynes, Mark Thoma, Paul Krugman, recovery, stimulus, unemployment /

Jobs: Do We Give Up Too?

April 7, 2010

Mark Thoma has caused quite a stir. Which you probably missed because he’s a fairly unassuming academic in his normal guise, and a regular, sharp, commentator on his economics blog. He is one of those economists who pops up now and again in the media with a non-orthodox view, and a practical approach. Along with […]

Economics / banking, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase, Keynes, loan losses, Minsky, Reagan /

Banking Reform: The Game Heats Up

April 6, 2010

I think we are all getting tired of these long drawn out reform discussions. Health care reform lasted decades it seems, and now financial system reform threatens to linger on through the summer. Nothing, it seems, can be done quickly. I realize that haste is probably not conducive to wise legislation, but we have been […]

Commentary / health care /

A Pat On The Back

April 6, 2010

The New York Times offers us a good editorial this morning about the fuss being made over the potential loss of health care coverage for retirees now that the new reform law eliminates a subsidy that used to given to business. It is a non-issue. The subsidy being eliminated is one where companies were allowed […]

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