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Flat Wages, the Middle Class in Retreat—Is It Time for Basic Income?
by Steven Pressman | Nov 12, 2018 | Economy, PoliticsPresident Trump and Republicans in general have been touting the low U.S. unemployment rate, which now sits at 3.7 percent. This is close to what economists regard as full employment, or the best the U.S. economy can reasonably be expected to do. Wha…
Trump’s Trade War: An Unwinnable Folly
by Steven Pressman | Sep 3, 2018 | Economy, Foreign Policy, Politics…hat he can easily win a trade war, there is no winning this battle. Losses are already mounting. We should expect greater losses and more casualties over time. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Maj…
French Lessons on How to Grow the Middle Class
by Steven Pressman | Aug 19, 2018 | Legal Affairs, Politics…ilies with children. It is no wonder that child poverty is higher in the United States and that there are proportionately more middle-class families in France. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Maj…
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: The Wrong Road for America
by Steven Pressman | Apr 11, 2018 | Politics…for the plan, nine Democrats would have to vote to end a Senate filibuster. If Democrats hold firm, this bad infrastructure plan, mercifully, will be derailed. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Maj…
Tax Bill Rewards Wealthy But Fails to Help Economy
by Steven Pressman | Feb 9, 2018 | Politics…on any good. To the contrary, the policy of cutting taxes on the rich and cutting spending programs for everyone else is what created our current economic mess. Steven Pressman is professor of economics at Colorado State University, author of Fifty Ma…
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