Ezra Klein Archive: Economic Policy
What about the short term?
Tonight's State of the Union will be about the future, mostly. What the American economy should look like in five, 10 and 20 years. The major policy initiatives are expected to span that timetable: Infrastructure investment, R&D, education and...
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| January 25, 2011; 1:42 PM ET |
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Should America be competitive?
Over the weekend, President Obama sent an e-mail to his Organizing for America list previewing the State of the Union. “My No. 1 focus,” he said, “is going to be making sure that we are competitive. ... I will...
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| January 24, 2011; 12:57 PM ET |
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It's harder to pay workers well in America
I've been trying to wrap my arms around the question of "where on earth are middle-skilled middle-class jobs supposed to come from if not from manufacturing" lately, and though I don't really have any answers, I do have a couple...
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| January 21, 2011; 5:00 PM ET |
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How does the government innovate?
Matt Continetti says that "we need to distinguish between a government that finances long-term investment and a government that finances present consumption." He identifies entitlements like Medicare and Social Security as being consumption-oriented, while things like education, infrastructure and R&D...
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| December 3, 2010; 2:46 PM ET |
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Roger Altman to replace Larry Summers?
Roger Altman, who served as deputy secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration, met with President Obama yesterday. Bloomberg is reporting that he's a leading candidate to replace Larry Summers as director of the National Economic Council. The wonks...
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| November 17, 2010; 12:04 PM ET |
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Buffet: 'Well, Uncle Sam, you delivered.'
Warren Buffet pens a thank-you note to Uncle Sam for saving the financial sector -- and his company: Only one counterforce was available, and that was you, Uncle Sam. Yes, you are often clumsy, even inept. But when businesses and...
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| November 17, 2010; 10:30 AM ET |
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