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.Joseph E. Stiglitz on inflation falling: 'Of course, central bankers will pat themselves on the back. But they had little role in the recent disinflation. Raising interest rates did not address the problem we faced: supply-side and demand-shift inflation.' rooseveltinstitute.org/2023/11/15/a-v…
A new blog from Council of Economic Advisers found the childhood poverty rate would have been 4 percentage points lower in 2022 if the expanded child tax credit was in place.
The policy prescription for reducing childhood poverty is clear. whitehouse.gov/cea/written-ma…
Corporate profiteering affects Thanksgiving, too. Take a look at Senator Bob Casey’s new report on how corporations are raising prices on our favorite holiday foods to rake in more profits.
STARTING SOON: Kitty Richards joins Squawk Box at 8:30 am to react to today’s jobless claims and durable goods data. Watch live! cnbc.com/live-tv/
'If the government cares about the price of something, then the government needs to target the prices.'
Kitty Richards joined the #HomesGuarantee campaign’s congressional briefing on the need for rent regulation. Check out this recap in Motherboard👇 vice.com/en/article/dy3…
Larry Summers may have changed his tune on inflation, but the effects of the Fed’s misguided rate-hiking campaign remain. David Dayen says it plain in @theprospect: “A main impact of the Fed’s inflation-fighting has been to ruin the economics of clean energy.” prospect.org/environment/20…
Junk fees are just another way for corporations to hike prices, pad their bottom lines, & take advantage of workers & families.
@tonyromm takes a peek into the corporate lobbying campaign to hamper the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in junk fees. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…