Economy

Miss this when it was first reported? What if, instead of persistently undercutting each other, states banded together in interstate agreements? What if they agreed on a common floor for environmental or business regulations? What if states agreed not to fish for jobs in their neighbor’s pond, or sought region-wide revenue increases that would eliminate the fear of being left behind or outgunned?

Did you miss this when it was first reported? With 78 million Baby Boomers heading into retirement over the next 20-plus years, how will cuts in guaranteed monthly pension benefits to both public and private sector workers — in addition to those that have already been implemented — affect the ability of future retirees to engage in economy-sustaining consumer spending?

Next month, voters in some New Jersey towns will decide whether to raise their own property taxes beyond a state-mandated two percent cap or to continue to cut services. But are those really the only two choices?

How "good" is Mississippi, really?

How "good" is Mississippi, really?

New York Times picture of the American economy as a "victim" of various forces, including newly rising oil prices, leaves out failure of past and present policy-makers to address energy and other challenges.

New York Times picture of the American economy as a "victim" of various forces, including newly rising oil prices, leaves out failure of past and present policy-makers to address energy and other challenges.

What if, instead of persistently undercutting each other, states banded together in interstate agreements?

[From 2011] Pundits and policy-makers like to tout more education as the solution to stagnant incomes or widening inequality. But a closer look suggests that “the education answer” is incomplete.