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MiB: Stephanie Kelton on US Fiscal Policy and the ‘Deficit Myth’

The Big Picture

This week, I speak with Stephanie Kelton , Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University and Senior Fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. Senate Budget Committee, and was senior economic adviser for Bernie Sanders 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns.

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The Greatest Missed Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

The Big Picture

As the Peterson Institute noted: In June, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that annual net interest costs would total $663 billion in 2023 and almost double over the upcoming decade, soaring from $745 billion in 2024 to $1.4 Note that this is not hindsight bias , but rather discussions we had repeatedly here in the mid-2010s.

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September 2016 Insights on Markets and Investments

Brown Advisory

September 2016 Insights on Markets and Investments achen Mon, 09/12/2016 - 01:00 In this issue: Investors Facing Rising Risks Need Solid Defense, Savvy Offense Increasing political and economic risk during the past year has widened the range of possible positive and negative scenarios for financial markets.

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September 2016 Insights on Markets and Investments

Brown Advisory

September 2016 Insights on Markets and Investments. Mon, 09/12/2016 - 01:00. In this issue: Investors Facing Rising Risks Need Solid Defense, Savvy Offense Increasing political and economic risk during the past year has widened the range of possible positive and negative scenarios for financial markets.

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Making More From Less

Brown Advisory

Tue, 11/29/2016 - 14:44. The budget gap for nonprofits has widened because of a slump in their three sources of funds—donations, grants and portfolio returns. 1 Also, from fiscal year 2009 until fiscal year 2016, federal agencies cut annual grants to private and public organizations by 3.4% Making More From Less.

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Defense Industry Stocks Gain Amid Rising Global Tension

Brown Advisory

Defense Industry Stocks Gain Amid Rising Global Tension achen Mon, 09/12/2016 - 04:00 Forget the Machiavellian notion that the best defense is a strong offense. billion budget for 2015 equaled roughly 5% of gross domestic product, according to IISS. For fiscal year 2016, the U.S. Rearming democracies. In response, the U.S.,

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Defense Industry Stocks Gain Amid Rising Global Tension

Brown Advisory

Mon, 09/12/2016 - 04:00. An investment in defense contractors—which tend to perform independently of economic growth—provides diversification that could help buffer a portfolio against setbacks from a slowing global expansion. billion budget for 2015 equaled roughly 5% of gross domestic product, according to IISS. at Danaher.