Should The US Regulate Big Banks To Reduce Their Power?
Share List Politicians have long argued over the importance of regulating big banks — those so-called “too big to fail” institutions whose over-lending led to t...
Author: Julie Hicks
How Will Future Policies Under Biden Shift Chinese Relationship?
Share List A number of the policies left over from the Trump era have left Biden with limited options on what to do about China — especially involving trade and...
Medical Malpractice Caps Set To Reduce Economic Bleeding
Share List Medical malpractice cases targeting nursing homes and VA clinics have climbed rapidly over the past decade, and lawmakers are scrambling to place cap...
Should Debt Collectors Be Allowed To Reap The Rewards Of Economic Relief Payments?
Share List In the ten days following passage of the new economic relief in Congress, the Internal Revenue Service tried to send out (by mail or electronic trans...
What Happens If We Increase The Minimum Wage?
Share List The recent dispute in Congress that the United States federal government should raise the minimum wage, which stands at $7.25 an hour and has not bee...
Illinois Leaders Struggle To Determine Who’s At The Top Of The Economic Food Chain
Share List Here’s an unsettling fact: the world economy becomes stronger as more people reside below the poverty level. Sounds like nonsense, right? Remember th...
How Does Divorce Impact The Economy — And How Should Economic Law Reflect This?
Share List There have been about a bajillion studies done on divorce and its relationship with our economy. Is divorce a good thing? Is it a bad thing? Economic...
What Is Philadelphia’s “Black Workers Matter” Economic Recovery Package
Share List Sadly, anything titled “Black Workers Matter” was destined for a controversial reception. That was a bill recently passed by the Philadelphia City Co...
The Economics Of Human Trafficking Are Staggering
Share List According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), human trafficking is defined as “the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of ...
Should Undocumented Immigrants In The United States Be Allowed Driving Cards?
Share List A routinely provided conservative argument is that undocumented immigrants (often frowned upon as “illegal immigrants,” a derrogatory, slanderous phr...