On PostEverything: looking at the real IRS scandal and explaining why it would a terrible thing for Congress to fail to replenish the fading Highway Trust Fund. On June’s employment numbers: previewing the data on Jobs Day Eve, giving my first impressions on June’s strong and welcomed report, and asking: what will it take to… Read more
Posts Tagged ‘What’d I Miss?’
Hey, What’d I Miss? OTE 6/24 — 6/30/14
On PostEverything: pointing out the White House’s missed opportunity on the federal gas tax and looking at government gridlock and its damaging effect on social policy. On the Upshot: evaluating the benefits of regional price adjustments for a minimum wage increase that makes more sense. Analyzing the role of health spending in the latest GDP… Read more
Hey, What’d I Miss? OTE Summary 4/22 — 4/30
On The Upshot: previewing the NYT’s new project and its fascinating piece on the progress of real income growth across countries and explaining why recent wage growth poses no inflationary threats (featuring a reprise of Frozen’s “Let It Go”) in my inaugural post. Underscoring a piece from MarketWatch’s Alicia Munnell that reveals a fragile picture… Read more
Hey, What’d I Miss? OTE Summary 4/11 – 4/21
Over at NYT Economix blog: sifting through the various meanings of tax fairness (and presenting one pretty intuitive measure from the Citizens for Tax Justice). On Tax Day: Jotting down some random thoughts on Tax Day Eve regarding tax fairness, examining our general perceptions of the question, and rounding up a few articles to wrap up this year’s Tax Day. A… Read more
Hey, What’d I Miss? OTE Summary 3/30 – 4/10
Over at NYT Economix blog: distinguishing who the real job creators are in today’s economy and explaining three critical labor market trends from March’s jobs report. Highlighting Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s decision to wisely continue to target broader measures of labor market slack. A few critical looks at House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s FY 2015 budget. Noting the… Read more