Krugman on the Return of Depression Economics
Today on Krugman’s blog:
I was alerted to this Media Matters post, revealing that people still don’t get why the current slump is different More »
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Cost of the Stimulus
Personally, I am getting really sick of the negative commentary about Obama’s stimulus package. From calling it socialism or too expensive or talking More »
Two Must Read Articles
Two more on the economy and the Treasury Department…
First up, the Tresury Department released a notice during the September bailout hullabaloo that could More »
Krugman on the economy
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UPDATE: And some more on New Deal economics on his blog.
Huge Bonuses – Part 2
More Wall Street goodness here:
In 2007, Wall Street’s five biggest firms — Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley More »
Krugman on the proposed gas tax holiday
Krugman and every other economist/analyst I’ve heard over the last few days come to the same conclusion when talking about McCain and Clinton’s More »
What Boom?
Percentage gains in after-tax income from 2003 to 2005:
Bottom quintile: 2%
Next quintile: 2.4%
Middle quintile: 3.9%
Fourth quintile: 3.7%
Top quintile: 16%
Top 10%: 20.9%
Top 5%: 27.7%
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