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Private Insurance Markets: They’re Different
I’m going to do a couple of posts on health care this morning, riffing off of two extremely revealing news accounts. To me, these both fit in the “STMYGH” category (‘stuff that makes you go hmmm’): The NYT ran an interesting article about insurance company economics this weekend and I was once again struck by… Read more
Social Security Benefits: They’re Important!
My (new!) colleague Bob Greenstein handily summarizes the key info from the new Social Security Trustees Report. These things don’t change a ton from year to year—there’s a shortfall out there in a few decades and the fixes for it are known—which is not to say they’re easy. They involve higher payments into the program… Read more
Sell the Gold Above the Fold (And a Few Words on the Debt Ceiling)
As I wearily got my Washington Post from the stoop early this AM—yes, some of us still read the “broadsheets”—I was bemused to see this crazy article, front page, above the fold. There are lots of reasons why this is a bad idea: –selling public assets may be a fine thing to do but it… Read more
Welcome
I recently left a great job at the White House, serving President Obama and Vice President Biden and working with an inspiring team of smart, dedicated economists. Our office played an integral role in implementing the Recovery Act—I was the Vice President’s chief economist, I worked with a brilliant staff, and “Sheriff Joe” was the… Read more