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Are Corporate Taxes Too Low?

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs As congress now pivots to the debate on tax reform—when and if they can agree on raising the debt ceiling—why is a lower corporate tax rate part of the proposal? The federal budget deficit can’t decline unless congress … Continue reading →

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Personal Incomes, Manufacturing Remain Strong

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Personal income rose a solid but slightly lower-than-expected 0.3 percent in September, reports the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The wages & salaries component rose 0.3 percent, another sign of rising incomes. That’s why consumer … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Our Economy?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The major debate during this campaign season is about economic growth. Who has it benefited and who was left behind? Sanders says we aren’t spending enough to create more jobs, and Trump wants to build walls to … Continue reading →

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Housing Creating More Jobs In 2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner We see housing in 2016 continuing to grow the economy. This is mainly because new-home construction should surpass 1 million units again this year, and it is new-home construction (and sales), rather than existing-home sales that adds … Continue reading →

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Fed Rate Hike Could Hurt Employment

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Fed Chair Janet Yellen all but confirmed the Fed was ready to raise interest rates in December. She laid out a case for raising interest rates in a speech on Wednesday at the Economic Club in Washington. “Ongoing … Continue reading →

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What Are Economic Lessons From ‘The Martian’?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs What can we learn from The Martian, a terrific novel and movie starring Matt Damon as an Astronaut in the not too distant future thought dead and left behind on Mars during a violent dust storm? It was … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Rate Stuck

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The U.S. pumped out another 215,000 new jobs in July, but it doesn’t look like this is enough to convince the Fed to begin to raise rates in September. Workers still aren’t getting decent raises and millions … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For the 30-hour Week

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Don’t look now, but we should soon have the 30-hour work week as the standard, instead of the 40-hour work week last enshrined during FDR’s New Deal. Why, when Americans now work more hours than any other … Continue reading →

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Bullies, Not Government Is the Problem

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Weekly Even though the U.S. economy grew by a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, boosted by a surge in exports and the biggest jump in federal spending in five years, Democrats don’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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Thanks For Nothing, Washington!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Democrats have bought the Republican lie that Democrats were the big spenders, it seems, with the draconian federal budget cuts enacted over the past 2 years. But recent statistics show it’s been the Republicans since 1980 that created … Continue reading →

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