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Budget and National Debt
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Do Most Economists Think Government Deficits Should Have Been Lower Before the Pandemic Hit?
Most of the discussion is quite good, but one item that raised my eyebrow was in the section on deficits.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Post Fact-Checker Buys Trump’s “Just Joking” Defense on Eliminating Social Security
The Washington Post’s fact-checker gave the Biden campaign four Pinocchios, saying that Trump has always promised to protect Social Security.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The Old Japan’s Debt Burden is Reaching Its Limits Story
Japan is a huge embarrassment for the deficit hawks.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
New York Times Reports that 0.01 Percent of the Paycheck Protection Program was Fraudulently Spent
Yep, that’s its big story for the day, although people probably saw the number $62 million in the headline.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The Burden of the Debt: Lessons for Biden Adviser Ted Kaufman
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
When Trump Proposes Giving More Money to the Rich, NYT Mind Readers Know That He’s Doing it to Increase Growth
Fortunately, the NYT has a staff of mind readers who can keep us better informed.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
An Economic Survival Package, Not a Stimulus Package
The centerpiece of a keeping people whole strategy should be the continuation of the $600 weekly supplements to unemployment checks.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
More Thoughts on the Post-Pandemic Economy
It is often said that GDP is not a good measure of well-being, we see this in a very big way in the post-pandemic period. It is likely that many of the changes in behavior forced by the pandemic, first and foremost telecommuting, will be enduring.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Moderna Shows All Those Lazy Unemployed Workers How to Really Rip Off the Government
If its vaccine turns out to be ineffective or have harmful side effects, the company has already been paid for its work.
