Category fiscal cliff
Fiscal Cliff Talks Heat Up This Week
Economists have issued dire warnings about a possible recession and a new slump for the jobs market if the cliff isn’t averted before the January 1 deadline. FULL STORY
Only 15 States Opt to Run Obamacare Exchanges
Only 15 states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama’s reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating online marketplaces for two-thirds of the country. FULL STORY
The U.S. Recovery Has Been Spectacular*
We need a real recovery. That’s what Mitt Romney said during the campaign, and he was right. Five years since the start of the Great Recession, unemployment is still far too high. It’s not for a lack of optimism among policymakers. As Evan Soltas pointed out, the Federal Reserve keeps predicting that prosperity is just […]