- Perusing the Sunday papers: a NYT dialogue based off of my full employment op-ed, and a piece on the Cincinnati IRS office.
- Noting that the Congressional Budget Office says the President’s debt path is even lower than the White House’s own estimate.
- Putting out a call for submissions: got questions? Post them in the comments section of this post, and I’ll answer a bunch in a forthcoming video.
- Reviewing Bob Kuttner’s important new book, “Debtors’ Prison”.
- Illustrating the current pace of low inflation and its implications for demand.
- Considering a few potential lessons from the IRS scandal.
- Addressing pushback re: technological unemployment in Part 2 of the OTE Full Employment Series, and delving deeper into the automation/unemployment nexis in Part 3.
- Highlighting CBO’s response to the Republicans’ 37th attempt (!!) to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
- Pointing to CBO’s latest budget update, a fire hose for hair-on-fire austerions re: near-term budget deficits.
- In the wake of the IRS scandal, asking why any 501(c)(4) groups should have tax-exempt status in the first place.
Music: Everyone in my house is incessantly singing this insouciant song, so be forewarned: it is VERY catchy.
