Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
It might have been useful if the paper put the number in some context that would make its meaning clearer. But, it didn’t.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The debt whiners are fond of telling stories about how the debt is a burden on our children, or how the debt can lead to financial crisis and other bad things, but these claims are inventions not economic realities.
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Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Let’s imagine a world where our children weren’t constantly being told that they face a crushing debt burden, how would they know?
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Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
With a Democrat in the White House, the season of the deficit hawk has returned. So, it’s worth going through the old arguments just to remind everyone that the best response to these people is ridicule.
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A new day in public policy beckons with the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. There is much to do. Popular attention tends to focus on taxes and spending, but the Biden Administration will have additional, powerful tools at its disposal.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
If reporters are really interested in countering the nonsense thrown out by the right, writing big numbers in ways that actually provide information to their audience would be a big help.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
It is still too early to make any definitive judgements, but as remote work becomes more accepted, it is hard to believe that many people will not take the opportunity to move to lower cost parts of the country.
