Monthly Archives: October 2013

  The blame du jour | The Incidental Economist.

Raising the Medicare eligibility age is now a REALLY bad idea | The Incidental Economist.

Binyamin Applebaum’s piece on the growing acknowledgment that moderate inflation can help, especially under current circumstances. But I can’t help thinking, only now they notice? I mean, this was all worked out and carefully explained fifteen years ago. Oh, and … Continue reading →

Aha — somehow I didn’t know this existed. The Bank of England has produced some very, very long-term series; spreadsheet can be downloaded here. Here’s debt and interest rates since the Bank was founded: via Three Centuries of Debt and … Continue reading →

  Federal Jobs: Now Under 1% of US Population.

It was the summer of 1966. Lyndon Johnson was in the White House and the Great Society was roaring. In August, the federal government had 2,721,000 employees. Now it is the fall of 2013. There are complaints from Washington about … Continue reading →

  Rachel Maddow Sums Up The Shutdown In One Incredible Graphic.