Congress gets an A+ for speed but a B- for quality. Originally published in a New York Times Op-Ed The next round of economic stimulus has now emerged from Congress’s sausage factory, with more rescue efforts inevitably to follow. Hats off to Congress for moving quickly, particularly in passing the gargantuan $2.2 trillion package late […]
To save American jobs, we need to save American businesses. Originally published in the New York Times Here we go again. With business activity having declined precipitously, bailouts of troubled companies are appropriately back on the table. Distasteful as they may be, we need rescue plans urgently, for both small and large business, and we need […]
The coronavirus is pushing down growth and risking recession Originally published in the New York Times At long last, the president declared a national emergency on Friday that took aim at some of the specific repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. And Congress is moving forward with its own, smaller package. But we need much more, specifically, a […]
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