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Health care: So how’s it going, Canada?
Supporters of America’s move toward a government-controlled health care system frequently make reference to similar “successful” programs in other nations. A glimpse at three such national programs seems timely. Canada […]
Net worth is up
The estimated net worth of the American household rose again during the first quarter of this year. This marks the fourth quarter in a row that total household wealth increased […]
Reality check on the job front
The American economy suffered the net loss of 125,000 jobs in June, largely matching forecasting economists’ expectations. The loss was totally tied to the termination of 225,000 temporary Census jobs. […]
Old habits DIE HARD
One of the painful realities of life as an economist and professional speaker is that the subject matter of economics is typically viewed (with good reason!) by the general public […]
The global ABCs
Anxiety—we’ve been through a lot during the past 24 months, with corporate and individual anxiety levels remaining high. Many investors still take a “shoot first, ask questions later” approach to […]
The future of Social Security
A number of media stories have appeared in recent weeks discussing the fact that Social Security payments now exceed the inflow of funds into the system — years sooner than […]
A look inside the employment numbers
An overview of U.S. employment data of the past two months clearly illustrates that one cannot take the “headline” numbers at full value, but must look inside the data. To […]
The economic ABCs:
Here is our semi-annual alphabetic view of the U.S. economy: America-the U.S. economy returned to growth last summer. “Wall Street” knows it. With 9.9 percent unemployment, “Main Street” remains quite […]
High anxiety about Europe’s economy
Three major developments of the past few weeks have “built in” offsets that will ultimately reduce their individual, and collective, impact upon the U.S., European, and global economies. Such offsets […]
Economic baby steps
American monthly job performance has gone from the worst since the Great Depression to stronger and stronger data in a classic pattern. The pattern is likely to continue over the […]
The global economy rebound
The overall global economy has returned to a reasonable level of economic growth, led by Asia. Such renewed growth follows the first global recession since just after World War II. […]
Former Fed chief on the defensive
Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve Chairman in January 2006. Greenspan’s more-than-18-year run as Fed Chair was the second longest in the Fed’s history. Upon his retirement from the […]
