Government Employment and Bankrupt City: Federal and State Government were Last Secure Employment Sectors. Financial and Economic Contraction.
States across the country are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls. A total of 44 states face budget shortfalls, which for all practical purposes puts the entire country in a uniform crisis. The state of California is in a state of fiscal panic. Currently the state faces a $42 billion budget deficit and the State Controller has […]
Fiscal Situation of 50 States: Combined Budget Gaps Estimated at $350 Billon for 2010 and 2011.
It is simply stunning that 44 states are facing shortfalls either for this fiscal year, or will come up short in 2010 or 2011. This puts virtually the entire country in a difficult financial situation. It is hard to understand how the media feels that the federal government is somehow better able to get money […]
Fiscal Stimulus: Does Government Investment help the Economy. Examining the Impact of Monetary and Fiscal Stimulus.
The economic difficulties facing our country have for the first time, made the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury seem powerless in regards to starting the economic engine once again. For nearly 100 years, the school of thought was that monetary policy was the driving force for everything. If inflation was picking up, all you needed […]
Employment Situation: 2.5 million jobs lost in 2008. 524,000 Jobs Lost in December, Unemployment Surges to 7.2%. Broader Measure of unemployment at 13.5%.
The unemployment situation continues to weaken. The BLS reported 524,000 lost jobs in December and also revised the November numbers up to 584,000. As we have been saying for some time, this now makes 2008 the year of worst job losses since World War II.