Tag Archives: American Economy

Paul Krugman: ‘New Deal Created the Middle Class’

Source:The New Democrat Government, doesn’t create economic classes. They can assist people to do better. Which is where things like education, infrastructure, a modern working regulatory state, a tax code that encourages expansion and economic growth, a safety net for … Continue reading

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Conservable Economist: Timothy Taylor- ‘Capitalism for Growth, Government for Fairness’

Source:The New Democrat  “When I hear discussions of how to encourage economic growth, along with equality and fairness, I sometimes feel as if the discussants are in the grip of a category confusion, like someone who rinses their vegetables in … Continue reading

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The Richest: The Worst Black Friday Disasters

Source:The Daily Review Black Friday, the official start of the Christmas shopping season in America and as someone who has some experience working in retail I know how crazy it can be. It is that one day of the year … Continue reading

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Prager U: Jonah Goldberg- ‘What is Social Justice?’

Source:Prager U– Jonah Goldberg’s take on social justice. Source:The New Democrat  “Social Justice” is a term you hear almost every day. But did you ever hear anybody define what it actually means? Jonah Goldberg of the American Enterprise Institute tries … Continue reading

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Third Way: Ready For The New Economy

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic economic agenda for 2016 needs to be both different and better than the Republican economic agenda. (assuming either party offers one) For Democrats to retain the presidency and do well in Congress. Which means at … Continue reading

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Timothy Taylor: Rethinking Parameters of the US Welfare State

Source:The New Democrat  I have no problems with the American welfare state being smaller than Europe’s when it comes to a percentage of gross national product, or in pure dollars. Especially when our benefits at least to low-income Americans are … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: ‘Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State’

Source:CATO Institute– Daniel Shapiro on the so-called welfare state. Source:The New Democrat “In his new book, Is The Welfare State Justified?, philosopher Daniel Shapiro insightfully combines moral and political philosophy with contemporary social science to argue that proponents of the … Continue reading

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VOA News: Video: Mil Arcega: US Economy Adds 215K Jobs in July

<a href=”http://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2015/08/voa-news-video-mil-arcega-us-economy.html#.VcU5o2LzrmY.wordpress”>VOA News: Video: Mil </aArcega: US Economy Adds 215K Jobs in July The fact that the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates, tells me as a non-economist that the American economy is starting to do well. That people … Continue reading

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Ron Paul’s Message to Paul Krugman

Ron Paul: Video: Ron Paul’s Message to Paul Krugman I can’t really comment on what Paul Krugman supposedly said about Ron Paul, because I haven’t seen that Paul Krugman column. I don’t read him that often. From time to time … Continue reading

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USA Today: Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Deficit of Debt Discussion’

Source:USA Today– former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (Republican, Oklahoma) 2005-13. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “The 2016 presidential race is beginning in earnest with new candidates entering the crowded field weekly. The Republican Party boasts … Continue reading

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