Good news: Collapse in global poverty
Global extreme poverty rate has collapsed.
Economy: Tariffs are a lose-lose for everyone
None of this makes sense to me, but I am a brain injured idiot, so there's that.
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Economy: The most important 40 minutes of your life
The most important video you can watch today. Or tomorrow or any day this year. If we do not act on our budget deficit problem, the U.S. will eventually collapse…
Economy: Federal deficit growth is not sustainable, says GAO
As long as the economy grows faster than the deficit, we can continue to borrow and spend. But since about 2007, the deficit is growing faster than the economy.
Policy: Tariff madness
Trade restrictions make everyone worse off. How does this make sense?
Economy: Gender gap in home ownership by single persons
Single women own more homes than single men.
Economy: Historical home ownership rate in the U.S.
Contrary to media doomerism, today's home ownership rate is at nearly the highest level of the past 65 years.
Economy: Who pays how much of Federal income tax revenue?
High income earners pay most of the Federal income taxes collected by the Federal government.
Demographics: The under 19 cohort about to impact colleges and jobs
If only someone had been predicting this ...
Federal Deficit: Things that cannot go on forever, won’t go on forever
As long as the economy grows faster than the deficit the deficit can continue to grow. The problem is the deficit is growing faster than the economy.
Demographics, Economy: Gen Z taking “sabbaticals”
Hmmmm ... the employment market for Gen Z is so awful that many are taking "sabbaticals", putting careers on hold, yet says finding jobs isn't hard. Hmmmm...
Economy: Argentina’s economic reforms apparently successful
Argentina's President, an economist, slashed government spending and regulations - and Argentina's economy is doing much better.
Economy, International: U.S. launches trade war
Starts high tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico; both countries retaliate with tariffs of their own.
Economy: New job creation and immigrants
Employers might be turning to immigrants due to a smaller, new, young cohort entering the labor market.