Monthly Archives: December 2017

WSJ: A Booming Economy Will Challenge the Fed

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy | December 14, 2017 at 11:21 am , by mariel

Normal growth will drive up the demand for bank loans and induce lending of excess reserves. By Phil Gramm�and Thomas R. Saving Dec. 13, 2017 6:37 p.m. ET The asset base of the world�s financial institutions crumbled in the fall of 2008 as mortgage-backed securities collapsed and credit markets froze....

Fox Business Network-Tax reform underway amid buzz that top rate could be lowered again

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Tax Policy | December 13, 2017 at 5:42 pm , by mariel

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Dec. 13, 2017 – 4:57 – Former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) explains what provisions he�d like to see in Republicans� tax reform plan, which could be on President Trump�s desk as soon as next week. You can watch the clip here....

WSJ: Don�t Be Fooled by �Secular Stagnation�

Posted in: Tax Policy, Uncategorized | December 2, 2017 at 9:26 am , by mariel

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American exceptionalism hasn�t come to an end, and we needn�t settle for 2% economic growth. What the U.S. needs is policies like Reagan�s, not Obama�s. By Phil Gramm�and Michael Solon Dec. 1, 2017 6:40 p.m. ET The only sound basis for gauging the potential impact of public-policy changes is through...