RE: RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy

2001-02-04 Thread Max Sawicky
Given the mainstream view of Social Security projections and your endorsement of AG, bursting chest and all, how is the Gov supposed to pre-fund Soc Sec against the period when the Fund runs a deficit? If I believed that labor force growth was going to slow to zero and labor productivity growth

Re: RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy

2001-02-04 Thread Margaret Coleman
There is strong support in the new Census numbers for Brad DeLong's contention that labor force growth will not slow. The population of the US grew at a much faster pace during that last decade than anyone expected. Most of the growth is from immigration. Discriminatory images of the press and

Re: RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy

2001-02-03 Thread phillp2
to democratic ownership. Paul Phillips From: "Max Sawicky" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" pen- [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:7724] RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy Date sent:

RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy

2001-02-03 Thread Brad DeLong
Given the mainstream view of Social Security projections and your endorsement of AG, bursting chest and all, how is the Gov supposed to pre-fund Soc Sec against the period when the Fund runs a deficit? If I believed that labor force growth was going to slow to zero and labor productivity

RE: The Economic Policy World Turned Topsy-Turvy

2001-02-02 Thread Max Sawicky
JBDL: " . . . If the government continues to run the surpluses the flood of revenue from current tax laws looks likely to produce when there is no more debt, the government will have to invest its surplus cash somewhere. The only logical place is in the U.S. private sector: the U.S. government