No, cutting taxes and spending simultaneously will stimulate growth over the long term, especially if the cuts are targeted on taxes that reduce growth the most, like business profits and payroll tax… (View Post)

On topic, hypothetical polling about difficult economic and ethical questions is of little value. I remember polls in the 1980s that showed consistent support for higher taxes and higher public spend… (View Post)

The phrase "useful idiot" could have been coined for Steve Witkoff, if only his boss hadn't already scooped the prize in that respect. (View Post)

Developed countries with floating exchange rates never "need" IMF programs - implementing moderately competent economic policy is always the solution. Arguing that the UK didn't "… (View Post)

That's what happens when you have legal inquiries led by judges, though. They do not understand mathematical or economic questions, and are not interested in them. What they care about is proces… (View Post)