...in the original sense, “the Beast” was the government, and people were to starve said beast by spending less and using loopholes to pay less in taxes...
...the current level of uncertainty is reportedly worse than during the collapse of the Soviet Union, the aftermath of 9/11, the great financial crisis around Lehman's bankruptcy, and the Brexit referendum vote.
Chicago teachers are striking for the third time in seven years. Over 25,000 teachers and 7,000 support staff will be on strike while 300,000 students will be left in the lurch.
"One theory was that the strong US dollar prompted more Americans to vacation abroad this summer. Media attention was "overly" focused on increased shark sightings and (rare) tornados."
As the trauma from the Great Recession fades from memory, are Americans increasingly embracing one of the financial maneuvers that caused a great amount of pain a decade ago – cash-out refinancing?
Mainstream economics is moving away from grand theory, big questions,... toward small-scale, incremental, experimental, and largely atheoretical measurement exercises...