Trump has a path to killing the Fed’s independence — if he wants to try it
Donald Trump has made it clear he wants a say on setting interest rates—and that he wants borrowing costs to come down. He’s ...
Social Security Update: Lawmakers' New Plan Would Expand Benefits by $2,400
The Social Security Expansion Act would also ensure Social Security is funded for the next 75 years by applying a payroll tax on higher-income workers.
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How FDR’s Attack on the Gold Standard Spawned an Age of Inflation
Franklin Roosevelt’s attacks on the gold standard ushered in “the age of inflation” that has now robbed generations of ...
Understanding Gold’s Relationship to the U.S. Dollar
The U.S. dollar abandoned the gold standard in 1971 under President Nixon. Now, the fiat currency derives its value based on ...
Trump is reviving a tariff strategy from America’s ‘Gilded Age’. It didn’t end well last time
Donald Trump praises the 19th-century “reciprocal” tariff policy of former president William McKinley. But that strategy ...
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The uncertain future of the Green New Deal
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA ... and Works Progress Administration — that President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched to ...
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Trump "Fixed" the Penny Problem But Now We Have a Nickel Problem
President Trump solved the penny problem but now we have a nickel problem. But it's deeper than that. At the core, we have a ...
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Can President Trump ignore Congress' spending laws? The debate over 'impoundment'
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, they write ... Nixon, at the time, was trying to lower inflation and rein in spending. After ...
Trump is pushing boundaries to cut federal spending. So did Nixon.
The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...