From the Everett Herald: Can we all breathe a sigh of relief now that Congress has passed and the president has signed a bill increasing the debt ceiling and cutting the budget by $1 trillion? After all, it seems like sanity prevailed. That would have been the case if Congress has simply passed an increase [...]
Cut services, then watch economy go into reverse
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From the Everett Herald: We have a big private-sector economy, which is floundering in stagnation. Chief among the victims are middle class Americans, some on the verge of losing their houses, others with their jobs exported out of the country, and others trying to figure out how to pay the accelerating costs of their kids’ [...]
Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Job creation, not austerity, should be policy goal
May 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
In an NPR interview, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why public investments in infrastructure, technology and education aren’t only good for job creation – they guarantee the “future potential output” of the economy. These types of investments pay huge dividends and have a high rate of return. By spending more on schools, roads and [...]
Tax breaks burden poor
May 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review: Washington state is fast on its way to becoming the Evergreen gated community, with starkly different futures for the haves and have-nots. It’s time to tell our elected officials to set a better course. Our state is at a defining crossroads. Funding for vital public services such as kindergarten, class-size reductions, [...]
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