May 03, 2021

03 Mayo 2021

The Post is welcome to disagree with our work, but the idea that we are doing for the money is a flat-out lie.

• Affordable Care ActEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónFinancial Transaction TaxWall StreetEl Mundo Financiero

Financial Transactions Taxes: The Perfect Way to Pay for Biden’s Infrastructure Package

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 02, 2021

02 Mayo 2021

The bottom line is that Biden’s investment plan addresses longstanding needs in the country ... A financial transactions tax is a great place to look for some of the offset.

Cheap Theatrics on Facebook from Congress

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 27, 2021

27 Abril 2021

Repeal Section 230 protection and hold Internet intermediaries to the same sort of liability as their competitors in print and broadcast media.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad

CEO Pay Does not Necessarily Line Up With Shareholder Interests, Even if it is in Stock Options

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 25, 2021

25 Abril 2021

If shareholders can be empowered in ways that make them more able to control CEO pay, this could be a large step toward reducing income inequality.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic GrowthEl Desarollo

The Biden Recovery: How’s That Hopey Changey Thing Working Out for You?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 23, 2021

23 Abril 2021

One of the key factors that will determine whether inflation ends up being a problem is the economy’s rate of productivity growth. Our ability to predict it is close to zero.

• GovernmentEl GobiernoHealth and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de Salud

Biden’s Education Proposals Sets Off Washington Post Orgy of Really Big Numbers

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 22, 2021

22 Abril 2021

It is irresponsible to imply that these proposals involve some extraordinary commitment of resources. They do not.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónWall StreetEl Mundo Financiero

Tax Stock Returns: If Biden Really Wants to Close Corporate Income Tax Loopholes

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 18, 2021

18 Abril 2021

Taxing stock returns is better than taxing corporate profits for the simple reason that it is completely transparent.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónGlobalization and TradeGlobalización y comercio

A Two-Year Shortage of Semi-Conductors Is Not a Supply Chain Problem

By Dean BakerDean Baker

April 14, 2021

14 Abril 2021

Those interested in preventing this sort of problem should be asking why highly paid executives at major semi-conductor manufacturers don’t seem to know their industry.

• COVID-19CoronavirusInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual