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BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
Reagan's Economic Legacy His policies helped spur the 1980s boom and were integral to the high-tech revolution. But the poor paid a price. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Bruce Nussbaum |
Why Rubinomics Worked At a time when best-seller lists are dominated by Clinton-haters, Bush-bashers, and ideologues of the right and left, Robert E. Rubin's In an Uncertain World comes as calm, thoughtful relief. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Robert Kuttner |
Harping On The Deficit May Undo The Dems I hope the Democratic candidates for President are in touch with Joseph E. Stiglitz, the 2001 Nobel prize co-winner in economics. Stiglitz has challenged a premise that has become like holy writ: the idea that deficit reductions caused the boom of the 1990s. |
Salon.com February 15, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Reaganomics redux Supply-side economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth defends President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut... |
Reason May 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
When Do Deficits Matter? While Democrats and Republicans switch sides regarding deficit spending, economists try to pin down a tipping point. |
Inc. July 1, 2003 Bobbie Gossage |
Back to the Future The tax cut makes this Bush look very Reaganesque. |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Congress: Doomed From the Beginning Why the supercommittee failed. |
Knowledge@Wharton April 23, 2003 |
The Bush Tax Reform Plan: Greener Pastures vs. the Road to Perdition Robert J. Barro, an economics professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, took up the cudgels for President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax reform plan. On the other side of the ring was Alan S. Blinder, a Princeton University economics professor. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans on the Economy -- Jobs and the 'Twin Deficits' Over the next few decades, only high-tech manufacturing jobs will survive. So why are virtually all economists in favor of more free trade? |
BusinessWeek September 2, 2010 Caroline Baum |
Commentary: The Good Old Bad Days It's easy to be nostalgic for the 1990-91 recession that gave way to the Clinton boom. What will it take to ignite that kind of growth today? |
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 |
Bush's Borrowing Is Sapping Our Strength The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts will likely slow growth |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman |
Balance the Budget and Unbalance the Economy From time to time the idea of a balanced budget amendment has been floated, but so far it has never come to pass. Thankfully. We need to fear a balanced budget more than deficits. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
Cutting Through The Budget Smoke Long-term growth matters to the health of the U.S. federal budget, and so does reforming entitlements. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
BusinessWeek April 8, 2010 Mike Dorning |
Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Bruce W. Fraser |
Economic Pin Balls As it stands today, Bush's economic legacy is still uncertain. Is Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. more than a Hail Mary? |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
The Economy: Advantage Bush? Maybe. Clinton won reelection in '96 with similar conditions. Yet there are real differences, as well, that could open up opportunities for Kerry. The biggest imponderable is how the labor market does over the next few months |
Reason June 2003 Jesse Walker |
Trading Places In matters economic, Democrats are supposed to be the party of big government, Republicans the faction of fiscal and regulatory restraint. But when it comes to the executive branch, the sides seem to have reversed. |
Salon.com February 15, 2001 Joan Walsh |
Plutocrats to the rescue! While the spineless Dems dither, the stiffest resistance to Bush's outrageous tax plan comes from an unlikely quarter: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Sr.... |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
There's Nothing Macho About Soaring Deficits Those concerned about trends in the economy during the Bush Presidency aren't wimps or pessimists but thinking men and, yes, women. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
What Killed Off The GOP Deficit Hawks? The Republicans are now the ones making excuses for big deficits. |
CFO September 1, 2004 Ronald Fink |
It's the Deficit,... Neither Bush nor Kerry would close the federal budget gap. But that's where the policy resemblance ends. While 86 percent of CFOs are concerned about the size of the deficit, so far neither Bush nor Kerry has demonstrated much real interest in it. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Peter Coy |
The Trade Gap: How Long Can It Go On? The rapid growth of the U.S. trade deficit has sparked vociferous debate -- and fresh research -- among international economists. Some see it as sustainable, but most believe the U.S. spree must soon end |
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
It's The Spending, Stupid -- Not The Deficit Huge debt often helps curb outlays. But today that isn't happening. A discussion about government spending and taxes. |
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Drake Bennett |
Grover Norquist, the Enforcer For decades, the Americans for Tax Reform founder has locked in lawmakers to oppose new taxes. The deficit debate is his greatest triumph -- and biggest test. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Gail Edmondson |
Can You Say "Supply Side" In Italian? Berlusconi's plan to cut income taxes could wind up causing a deficit nightmare |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Andrew Leonard |
Bush's shaky hand The president's loose talk of recession and hype for his tax cut have economists worried he'll wreck the economy. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Mysteries Of The Gaping Current-Account Gap The budget deficit isn't to blame, but spending discipline won't hurt. |
National Defense May 2010 Conetta & Knight |
For National Security's Sake, The Pentagon Has to Tighten its Belt President Obama has called for a freeze on most federal agency spending, notably exempting national defense. |
Inc. January 2006 Robert E. Litan |
Almost a Tax Plan The budget deficit is deadly serious. Tax reform should be too. |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Here, You Fix the Budget By next Wednesday, a group of politicians dubbed the "supercommittee" has to come up with a plan to slash federal deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade. |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Joan Walsh |
Dubya's mad-dog economics Who says this surplus-squandering hothead is "conservative"? |
U.S. Banker February 2011 Levy & Thiruvadanthai |
The Misguided Hysteria Over Public Debt Contrary to popular perception, government spending is not a drag on the economy. Slashing the federal deficit now would lead to a double-dip recession and plunging tax revenues. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2006 Mike Norman |
America IS Fiscally Responsible But bad ideas from the "Debt Doomsday" crowd can bring on trouble. While it's true that the nominal figures have grown, it's a mistake to examine the national deficit and debt numbers without some frame of reference. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Anthony Downs |
A Recipe Sure to End the Real Estate Boom Slower growth, higher interest rates, and higher taxes are not a recipe for prosperity. So, real estate will be part of the broader economic suffering required by the adjustments our economy must make. |
U.S. Banker May 2010 |
Overspending Threatens Economic Recovery Consumers began to save and the government issued a tax cut. Now spending by both is on the rise again. Unless tough choices are made, this won't end well. |
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 |
Robert Rubin: Embrace Kerry Clinton's Treasury Secretary says the Democrat has what's needed to get America out of its "threatening fiscal hole" |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: The Federal Deficit Comes Into Focus Slashing the federal deficit promises significant benefits for manufacturers. |
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Gleckman & McNamee |
What A "Fairer" Tax Code Might Look Like A reelected Bush may rework the existing system -- or try for a consumption tax. His previous tax cuts and other ideas offer some hints as to where Bush-style reform might go. |
BusinessWeek May 27, 2009 Jack & Suzy Welch |
The Power of Pushback Is dissension returning to U.S. politics? We hope so: Its benefits are undeniable. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 25, 2010 Sean Silverthorne |
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy A Q&A with HBS professor David A. Moss, author of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to know. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Rich Miller |
Too Much Money A global savings glut is good for growth -- but risks are mounting. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Balance the Budget Deficit in 3 Easy Steps Willie Sutton robbed banks "because that's where the money is." Those wrestling over how to attack the deficit would be wise to think the same way. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Beware Of The Sour Spot The Fed must get serious on inflation now to stave off a serious recession later. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
Reason November 2004 Julian Sanchez |
Data With taxes reduced but spending unchecked, deficits make a comeback and keep growing in 2010, even before the entitlement explosion we'll see as the baby boomers retire. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Will Government Debt Crush the U.S.? Is this debt really going to suffocate the economy? |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Sick of the Budget Deficit? Read This What really sent us over the edge. For one, there was a good round of tax cuts enacted under President Bush. And two wars. You know the story. Moreover, the economy didn't grow as fast as expected. |