Turley and Severino on West Virginia v EPA
In West Virginia v EPA the majority ruled Congress should stop letting bureaucrats make major decisions. Instead, obey Article 1 Section 1 Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Economic policy
Casey Mulligan on the Coming Recession.
Casey Mulligan on the coming recession. Data table plus link to his full article. Gloomy outlook for next year, worse for the following four. Continue Reading →
Sen. Josh Hawley Questions Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Sen. Hawley questioned Energy Sec. Granholm on the (very) high price of gasoline. He listed Biden’s actions that decreased U.S. production. Continue Reading →
Restructuring the Municipal Bonds Market
Restructuring the municipal bonds market will not work. The proposed change eliminates the tax exemption for muni bond interest. Continue Reading →
Iowahawk on Student Loan Debt
Iowahawk (David Burge, @iowahawkblog) has some thoughts on student loan debt. While I don’t agree with all of them, it’s worth a read. Continue Reading →
Inflation Update
As more of the Biden administration’s team and agenda are made public, inflation expectations increased steadily. Bonus: what you can do. Continue Reading →
If It Can’t Go On Forever, It Will Stop
if an activity can’t go on forever, it must eventually stop. Consider the rising U.S. government debt. If it can’t go on forever it will stop. Continue Reading →
Inflation, Its Causes, and Money
The only way to lower inflation is to reduce the growth rate of the money supply. The growth of M2 has exceeded 10% since March, 2020. Continue Reading →
New Minimum Wage Research
States that increased the minimum wage by more than $1 per hour had lower job growth than those who raised the minimum wage by less than $1. Continue Reading →
Democrats’ Tax Proposal Would Kill Community Banks
One section of the Democrats’ tax proposal would kill community banks. Probably not all of them. But it’s a killer indirect tax. Continue Reading →