I am taking a deeper look at the accumulation of deficits and debt in American fiscal policy. It is a big issue with politics and political parties doing their best to counfound the central issues.
I rant a bit (alright a great deal) about the supposed notion of fiscal restraint and fiscal discipline in the U.S. today.
I have yet to see the actual text of the legislation but I am looking at the news reports of what is included and I have doubts this will be enough. It is good though to see, finally, a fiscal response from the federal government.
Continue reading Is $2 Trillion Enough?
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University issued their 2018 rankings of states by fiscal condition. You can find the North Dakota discussion here. As a point of reference North Dakota was ranked in the top 5 each of the previous three years. The current ranking puts the state squarely in the average category.
Continue reading State Fiscal Rankings-ND #19
A bit of a wonky discussion on the radio today with the guest host. Policy stances for both fiscal and monetary policy were the major topics, mostly with relations to stock price movements. I could talk policy all day, as I did for most of the hour on the radio.