September 08, 2020

08 Septiembre 2020

It seems very plausible to me that the higher effective tax rate without the federal deduction will cause more rich people to move out of state, meaning they will have less money to pay for education, infrastructure, and social services.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 07, 2020

07 Septiembre 2020

The idea that the United States is involved in an intense global rivalry with China has gained serious credence among elite types. This is both wrong and dangerous.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

It Was Not “Flaws in the U.S. Financial System” that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 07, 2020

07 Septiembre 2020

There is a great interest in pretending the story is complicated to excuse such an enormous policy failure.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Do Most Economists Think Government Deficits Should Have Been Lower Before the Pandemic Hit?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 06, 2020

06 Septiembre 2020

Most of the discussion is quite good, but one item that raised my eyebrow was in the section on deficits.

• COVID-19CoronavirusIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Foolproof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 05, 2020

05 Septiembre 2020

Of course that would be having open research that was freely shared.

• BudgetEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónHealth and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de Salud

Post Fact-Checker Buys Trump’s “Just Joking” Defense on Eliminating Social Security

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 04, 2020

04 Septiembre 2020

The Washington Post's fact-checker gave the Biden campaign four Pinocchios, saying that Trump has always promised to protect Social Security.

• Globalization and TradeGlobalización y comercioInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Seeing the Last Acceptable Prejudice Clearly: The More Educated Screwed the Less-Educated

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 02, 2020

02 Septiembre 2020

It was not the natural forces of globalization and technology that made the less-educated big losers, it was how we structured these forces.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

The Old Japan’s Debt Burden is Reaching Its Limits Story

By Dean BakerDean Baker

August 31, 2020

31 Agosto 2020

Japan is a huge embarrassment for the deficit hawks.

• Affordable Care ActEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónInequalityLa Desigualdad

Are Corporate CEOs Worth $20 Million?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

August 31, 2020

31 Agosto 2020

This simple and important question does not get anywhere near the attention it deserves.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

New York Times Reports that 0.01 Percent of the Paycheck Protection Program was Fraudulently Spent

By Dean BakerDean Baker

August 29, 2020

29 Agosto 2020

Yep, that's its big story for the day, although people probably saw the number $62 million in the headline.

Beat the Press

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Blue States are Not Wrong to Want to Restore the Deduction for State and Local Taxes

The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors

It Was Not “Flaws in the U.S. Financial System” that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble

Do Most Economists Think Government Deficits Should Have Been Lower Before the Pandemic Hit?

New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Foolproof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research

Post Fact-Checker Buys Trump’s “Just Joking” Defense on Eliminating Social Security

Seeing the Last Acceptable Prejudice Clearly: The More Educated Screwed the Less-Educated

The Old Japan’s Debt Burden is Reaching Its Limits Story

Are Corporate CEOs Worth $20 Million?

New York Times Reports that 0.01 Percent of the Paycheck Protection Program was Fraudulently Spent

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