Economics

December 11, 2016

Balance of Trade, Globalization and Protectionism

For decades, we have completely ignored a huge issue. Notice I didn’t use the word “problem?”   That’s because experts don’t agree it is a problem.   But […]
December 3, 2016

US Labor Markets: Update 12/3/16

Yesterday, the BLS released their “Current Employment Statistics.”  Good news:  The US employment situation is definitely improving. Why You Should Care:   Wage inflation occurs when the […]
November 19, 2016

Trumponomics vs. Reganomics

“Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy.   I knew Jack Kennedy.   Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine.   Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” When Dan Quayle compared […]
November 8, 2016

The Labor Situation

Last Friday, as the non-stop insults between the presidential candidates continued to fly, the BLS released the most recent ‘Employment Situation‘.   While the official unemployment rate […]