Abolish the Corporate Income Tax
J: President Trump has proposed reducing the top corporate income tax rate from the current 35 percent to 15 percent. He would also...
Industrial Production Is Headed for a Record At Last
L: This is a long one (in the blogging world) so here’s a preview. In this blog Jim is doing what he does best. Not only is he telling...
Consumers Are Back to Leading the Charge
J: The Census Bureau gave us much appreciated good news in their Advance Retail and Food Services Sales report of May 12. As the chart...
WSJ: 100-Year Bonds Article Includes a Jim Smith Quote
L: It's always a good thing when Jim gets quoted in national media. Here's an article from The Wall Street Journal that includes a...
Health Care Mysteries
L: This is just me wondering how it is possible that Republicans have been bitterly complaining about the Affordable Care Act for as...
Healthy Employment Growth Returns!
J: The new employment numbers came out today from BLS and they tell a happy story. The total number of nonfarm payroll jobs in the US...
And It Came to Pass: An Accurate GDP Forecast
J: We warned you that a lousy GDP report was coming, and sure enough, the BEA gave it to us on April 28. They reported that real GDP in...
