Ryan Joy (atxryan)

This was no isolated incident. Wachovia, it turns out, had made a habit of helping move money for Mexican drug smugglers. Wells Fargo & Co., which bought Wachovia in 2008, has admitted in court that its unit failed to monitor and report suspected m…

Do deficits matter?

“It’s getting harder and harder to hate Walmart.”

The composition of tax revenue has shifted dramatically over the past 80 years. Individual and payroll taxes contribute about 80 percent of the total while the portion provided by corporate income taxes has fallen.

The other side to mandated minimum wages and it's effect on fringe economies.

"right now the world is awash in cheap money. So if China were to start selling dollars, there’s no reason to think it would significantly raise U.S. interest rates. It would probably weaken the dollar against other currencies — but that would be good, not bad, for U.S. competitiveness and employment. So if the Chinese do dump dollars, we should send them a thank-you note."