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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

It's Time to Phase Out Employer Sponsored Health Insurance. Here's How.

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A few month ago, I wrote a post explaining why employer sponsored health insurance (ESHI) has been called the  original sin of the U.S. ...

The Non Sequitur in Sanders' Case for Medicare for All

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During June’s  Democratic debate , moderator Lester Holt asked Bernie Sanders a question about Medicare for All. Sanders replied: ...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Medicare for America: A Health Care Plan That Deserves a Second Look

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Last December two Democratic representatives, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, introduced a health care ref...
Sunday, June 9, 2019

The Economics of a Job Guarantee

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A federal job guarantee (JG) is one of the hardy perennials of American politics. Such a guarantee would offer public-service employment ...
Thursday, June 6, 2019

Joe Biden Commits to Decarbonization but Not To a Carbon Tax

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Joe Biden’s  climate action plan  is a passionate declaration of good intentions. Unfortunately, all the passion is undermined by his fa...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

A Shopping Trip to the Past Reveals an Important Truth About Inflation

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Inflation has been pretty well contained lately, averaging well below the Fed’s target rate of 2 percent. But could the true rate of inf...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

In Search of a Better Measure of Labor Market Slack

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Every month we watch for changes in the unemployment rate. Most people cheer when the unemployment rate falls — how can we not like it w...