| Nov 7, 2012 | Economy / BusinessAs he waded knee-deep in an Atlantic City street, pummeled by Superstorm Sandy’s winds, CNN’s Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi declared that it was too early to tell whether Sandy would be a plus or a minus for the U.S. economy. The authorities are...
| | Economy / BusinessSocial Security is more popular than sliced bread. And it should be. Our Social Security system is the foundation of our families’ security: We work hard and pay into it with every paycheck so each of us can retire with dignity. Social Security is a basic part...
| | Economy / BusinessEconomist Lars Osberg started writing about income distribution in the 1970s, back when few scholars shared his concern. Tracking the distribution of income had turned rather boring. That distribution had been trending more equal ever since the New Deal era and showed...
| Nov 2, 2012 | Economy / BusinessDon’t count on the latest round of good economic news to have much of an impact on the elections. There are very few undecided voters left and these minor changes aren’t likely to change anyone’s mind. But it’s still worth noting that the...
| Oct 31, 2012 | Economy / BusinessFire fighter, basketball player, lion tamer, teacher, nurse: Ask little kids what they want to be when they grow up, and you’ll get all sorts of answers. But you’ll never hear this one. You’ll never hear youngsters say they want to devote their...
| Oct 24, 2012 | Economy / BusinessFour years ago, a chance encounter between Barack Obama and Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher injected inequality right into the heart of the 2008 presidential race. Obama explained to the then-unknown Wurzelbacher that “when you spread the...
