List/Grid Author Archives: Robert J. Samuelson / Syndicated Columnist
Rough Economic Seas Ahead, and Who’s Steering?
WASHINGTON - The Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland has just published its annua ...
China’s currency of opportunity
The United States and China have a wonderful opportunity to do a deal over the eve ...
Hunkered-down America
It’s a cliche — but true — that a huge obstacle to a stronger economic recovery is the lack of confidence in a strong recovery. If consumers and businesses were... Read more »
Medicare ‘As We Know It’ Will Eventually Succumb
WASHINGTON – Almost everyone agrees that America’s health care system has the incentives all wrong. Under the fee-for-service system, doctors and hospitals get paid for doing more, even if added... Read more »
Recovery Slowly Finding Its Way
WASHINGTON — It may be time to move beyond pessimism. Ever since the financial crisis, Americans have wallowed in fear and anxiety. Understandably. Although a recovery — as defined by... Read more »
The Well-Off Elderly Subsidized Long Enough
WASHINGTON — When House Speaker John Boehner calls for trillions of dollars of spending cuts, the message is clear. Any deal to raise the federal debt ceiling must include significant... Read more »
The elderly are better off than advertised
When House Speaker John Boehner calls for trillions of dollars of spending cuts, the message is clear. Any deal to raise the federal debt ceiling must include significant savings in... Read more »
Housing Bust a Boon for the Young
WASHINGTON — If you’re a 20-something or even younger, your economic future is at best clouded. Your taxes will almost certainly be higher than today’s; your public services (schools, police,... Read more »
OK, Boys and Girls, Let’s Talk Spending
WASHINGTON — If you’ve wondered why it’s so hard to subdue budget deficits, you should consult a new study from the Congressional Budget Office called “Reducing the Deficit: Spending and... Read more »
