Five Reasons Americans Can't Afford the Affordable Care Act
1. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed to reduce premium costs. Despite the President’s claims that his health care reform would decrease the cost of health insurance,[i] premiums have skyrocketed since the implementation of the ACA due to the law’s new mandates and taxes.
Weekly Economic Update: May 16 – 20, 2016
A weekly roundup of the previous week's headlines and economic news and a preview of the week ahead.
Not Your Mother’s Labor Market
The labor market today looks very little like the labor market of decades past. A number of longer-term trends are reshaping the labor market in many anticipated and unanticipated ways. The recent recession made many of these trends more apparent, and they have made labor market health more difficul...
Labor Review: Context for the April Labor Report
Friday’s employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides a first glimpse into the second quarter of 2016.
Weekly Economic Update: May 9 – 13, 2016
A roundup of the previous week's headlines and a look at this week's news.
Debunking the Dangerous Claims of Debt Deniers
Time magazine’s recent article authored by James Grant, “Make America Solvent Again,”[1] detailed the growing federal debt problem in the United States and its increasing threat to the country’s solvency. This piece has caused much consternation among those who seek to downplay the dangers of our hi...
GDP Review: Context for First Quarter 2016 GDP
In March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) updated its median forecast for 2016 real GDP growth, lowering it from December’s projection of 2.4% to 2.2%, and lowered its 2017 estimate from 2.2% to 2.1%.
Weekly Economic Update: May 2-6, 2016
A roundup of the previous week's news and highlights of the upcoming week.
April 2016 Federal Open Market Committee Policy Statement Review
Thursday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy statement announced no increase in interest rates, as expected. The Fed will pay particular attention to inflation and global economic conditions when considering any future increase from the present range of .25%-.50%. One member, Kansas City F...
Weekly Economic Update: April 25-29, 2016
A roundup of the top news and analysis from the previous week and a look at the week ahead.
