Money & The Economy
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At Least 1.8 Million People Refused to Return to Work Because of Generous Welfare Benefits, Poll Shows
Here are FEE, we predicted from the beginning of the pandemic that Congress’s decision to create an unemployment benefits system…
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How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush Small Businesses—and Why: An Interview With Carol Roth
This week FEE sat down with Carol Roth, an American entrepreneur, TV personality, radio host, investor, and bestselling author. Roth’s…
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Inflation Just Hit a 13-Year High. Here’s Why You Should Care
Defenders of big-government pandemic interventions have insisted that any price inflation these schemes have caused is just temporary. But even…
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Inflation Spikes Again, Marks Quickest Increase In 13 Years
Inflation surged 5.4% over the 12-month period ending in June, the quickest spike since August 2008, a Department of Labor…
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The Numbers Are In, Biden’s Inflation Is Not Going Away
Inflation is expected to remain elevated and drive consumer prices higher for several more years, according to a survey conducted…
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Why the Poor Die So Much Sooner Than Wealthier People (and What We All Can Do to Help)
The top quarter of American income earners can expect to live a decade longer than the bottom quarter, medical research…
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The Best Anti-Fragility Speech Ever Came From a Surprising Source
Jonathan Haidt has become one of the thinkers I make a point of listening to when he speaks or writes.…
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The Highlights (and Lowlights) of Biden’s New Executive Orders
It’s unfortunately par for the course in recent history for American presidents to pursue unilateral executive action instead of the…
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June Jobs Report Points to a Rapidly Growing Economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced that 850,000 jobs were created in June. The unemployment rate was 5.9%. This figure…
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No, Higher Wages Aren’t a ‘Silver Lining’ of Inflation
A recent CNBC article highlights a common economic fallacy surrounding the concept of inflation. The author claims that inflation can…
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These 9 States Are Cutting Income Taxes to Boost Their Recovery
Finally, some good news. In nine states and counting, residents will owe less on their next state income tax bill…
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Jobless Claims Increase To 373,000, Above Economists’ Predictions
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 373,000 last week as the economy continues to recover from…
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As Gas Prices Surge, We Need to Have a Conversation … about Cartels
Oil prices hit a 6-year high this week as talks between OPEC and its allies (collectively known as OPEC+) broke…
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What Is the Great Resignation of 2021? (If You Don’t Know, You’ll Want to Read This)
If you don’t spend your days on TikTok or Reddit, you may be blissfully unaware of a growing movement urging…
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Amtrak To Overhaul Fleet In $7 Billion Investment Supporting 2,100 Jobs
Amtrak will spend $7 billion to manufacture a new fleet of 83 trains in a project expected to support 2,100…
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