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Why worry about budget deficits?
Why should we be concerned about continuing federal budget deficits?
Jun 12
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John Ikerd
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Why worry about budget deficits?
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May 2025
Why do people who have so much money feel poor?
Why do so many people in the United States feel they don’t have enough money?
May 10
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John Ikerd
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Why do people who have so much money feel poor?
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April 2025
Why tax the rich?
Why should those with higher incomes be taxed at higher rates?
Apr 28
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John Ikerd
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Why tax the rich?
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Why not go back to the “Gilded Age”?
Why wouldn’t we like to return to the prosperity of 1870 to 1913?
Apr 16
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John Ikerd
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Why not go back to the “Gilded Age”?
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Why Not "Free Trade"?
Why not remove all trade barriers to a single global economy?
Apr 4
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John Ikerd
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Why Not "Free Trade"?
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Why worry about trade deficits?
Should we be concerned about the U.S. running a trade deficit?
Apr 2
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John Ikerd
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Why worry about trade deficits?
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March 2025
Why not privatize the government?
Why shouldn’t the government be run like a business?
Mar 24
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John Ikerd
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Why not privatize the government?
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Why eliminate the national debt ceiling?
Why should Congress do away with the national debt ceiling?
Mar 12
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John Ikerd
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Why eliminate the national debt ceiling?
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Why democracy?
Why do we need a democratic government to regulate our capitalist economy?
Mar 6
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John Ikerd
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Why democracy?
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February 2025
Why do people hate economics?
Why do so many people dislike even thinking about economic matters?
Feb 28
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John Ikerd
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Why do people hate economics?
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Why not pay off the national debt?
Why should we, or shouldn’t we, be concerned about the national debt?
Feb 20
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John Ikerd
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Why not pay off the national debt?
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Why not tariffs?
Why shouldn’t we use tariffs rather than taxes to fund the government?
Feb 12
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John Ikerd
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Why not tariffs?
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