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Including more people saying, "Where's my refund?" the number of IRS problems has been increasing while its budget has been shrinking.
Looking at Italy's aging population and the impact on national spending, we might better understand the populist direction of Italian politics.
Knowing that last Friday was National Doughnut Day, we can thank the inventor that made doughnut mass production possible.
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You have a regulatory dispute when North Carolina's hog farmers want to use their less costly manure lagoons while neighbors, objecting to the smells, want legal limits.
Hello Everyone-
I’m Elaine.
Having been in the classroom for decades, written three books (and some of a fourth one), I like to think about economics everywhere all the time. Every day, I’ve added a blog to econlife—now it has been almost 14 years and more than 4,000 posts. I am delighted that you are here and hope we can have some economic fun together.