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Karl W. Smith

Karl W. Smith

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The Trump Tax Cuts Were Neither Panacea Nor Rip-Off

Back in 2017, the debate around President Donald Trump’s tax cuts was a case study in how quickly a discussion around legitimate policy can descend...

05.04.2024 7

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Karl W. Smith

Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age Is the Least Bad Option

Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from 67 to 69....

29.03.2024 2

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If Only Congress Would Focus on the Deficit That Matters

All the fearmongering in Washington over the $1.5 trillion federal budget deficit hides a truth few politicians would admit — that hefty headline...

07.03.2024 7

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Shutdown Politics Only Enables Bad Economics

The US government is barreling toward a partial shutdown on March 2 all because Congress can’t agree on a budget. The major obstacle is a small...

28.02.2024 7

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The US Budget Office Is Frequently Wrong on Purpose: Karl Smith

US federal debt will reach a record 116% of gross domestic product by 2034, up from 93% today. That’s according to the Congressional Budget Office....

26.02.2024 20

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Trump's Tariffs Fall Short on the Metrics That Matter

We just learned that the US trade deficit with China is the narrowest in more than 13 years at $279.4 billion. This must be proof that the tariffs put...

13.02.2024 10

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Another Trade War With China Would Be a Fiscal Disaster

Even as US businesses lobby President Joe Biden to reduce or eliminate the tariffs his predecessor imposed on Chinese imports, Donald Trump is...

01.02.2024 7

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Guaranteed Income Plans Only Work in Studies — So Far

The number of studies showing the success of universal basic income programs continues to mount. The latest comes from the Federal Reserve Bank of...

29.01.2024 6

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Karl W. Smith

Expanding the Child Tax Credit Makes Economic Sense

While US lawmakers have a tentative agreement to avert a US government shutdown on Jan. 20, Congressional leaders are reported to be close to a...

17.01.2024 7

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Karl W. Smith

Fewer Products Signal Increased Corporate Efficiency

The pandemic taught corporate America a valuable lesson: variety is not necessarily a good thing. Disruptions to supply chains that accompanied the...

09.01.2024 7

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Karl W. Smith

Fed Rate Cuts Must Come Sooner Rather Than Later

Comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week that policymakers have turned their focus to when to cut interest rates suggested the...

22.12.2023 9

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Karl W. Smith

Biden’s Manufacturing Revival Could Actually Happen

Despite huge investment incentives from the federal government, US manufacturing output has been in a slump over the past several quarters. There is...

15.12.2023 3

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Karl W. Smith

Have the Fed’s Rate Increases Meant Nothing?

It seems Federal Reserve policymakers have gone from zeroes to heroes. Early last year, critics — and there were many — said the Fed was woefully...

07.12.2023 6

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Karl W. Smith

Biden's Trade War Over Steel Caps Protectionist Turn

The Biden administration is embroiled in a standoff with the European Union over tariffs. The EU wants to renegotiate a 2021 truce in a trade war over...

27.11.2023 20

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Karl W. Smith

How America Can Get Its Debt Back Under Control

With its $33.7 trillion of debt and trillion-dollar budget deficit, the US’s deteriorating fiscal situation is impossible to ignore. To simply...

15.11.2023 7

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American Workers Are the Economy’s True Unsung Heroes

The US economy just enjoyed its strongest quarterly growth outside of the pandemic era since 2014, expanding at a 4.9% annualized rate in the three...

02.11.2023 6

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Karl W. Smith

The US Needs More Housing. Americans Don’t Want to Build It.

You won’t find this term in any serious economics textbook, but the only clinical way to describe the US housing market is bananas. Affordability is...

27.10.2023 2

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The US Is Doing a Terrible Job Collecting Taxes

The US budget deficit for fiscal 2023 ending Sept. 30 was an eye-watering $1.7 trillion. Any pragmatic politician knows that reducing such a massive...

23.10.2023 5

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Karl W. Smith

Biden’s Revival of Factory Jobs Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

President Joe Biden has been traveling the US touting a manufacturing revival that he no doubt hopes will help his chances for re-election....

17.10.2023 5

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Karl W. Smith

Bidenomics Is Having an Unusual Effect on Deficits

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17.09.2023 5

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Saving Medicare Will Never Be Easier Than It Is Right Now

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08.09.2023 2

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