Chad Stone
Articles by Chad Stone
Minimum wage laws can make jobs more stable while raising wages.
On healthcare, taxes, and unemployment benefits, Republicans are allowing ideology to trump sound policy judgement.
A determined minority of lawmakers that can’t get its way through elections or the normal budget process can hold the economy hostage over the debt limit.
A carbon tax will address greenhouse gas pollution and bring in revenue.
In negotiating on the fiscal cliff, Congress shouldn't focus on extending tax cuts for the wealthy but instead on extending emergency federal unemployment insurance.
Allowing the economy to go over the fiscal cliff will force policymakers to come to a quick agreement in order to end the imposed austerity.
President Obama and Congress need to come together to address the budget deficit and fiscal cliff.
Repair and reconstruction efforts will replace infrastructure with newer buildings, but no one should think natural disasters are good for the economy.
A look at productivity growth shows why the amount of Americans working manufacturing is shrinking, and why this will cause the price of government programs to rise.
Eliminating tax expenditures is complicated, but can help policymakers reduce the deficit.
