Lunchroom economic conversations are inevitably graced with at least one statement from an old-timer along the lines of, 'In my day, we walked 10 miles in the snow just to get to the recession.' In fact, the nature of recessions… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
When a totally offensive tax hits a few million people, Washington is prepared to look the other way. But when everyone is harmed, self… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
I think that one of the things that we have to recognize is that the longer somebody doesn't have a job, the harder it… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
There are folks who we have a moral responsibility to help, who are going to cost the taxpayers lots of money in the future,… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
The most real characters in a great play are those who are so meticulously drawn that the audience could predict how many pairs of… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
Socialized medicine allows a nation to exclude a U.S. product from its market if the U.S. firm does not make generous enough price concessions.… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
Today we hear that the gains from economic growth accrue to the highest-income earners while the standard of living of the poor and middle… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
The term 'business cycle' is imprecise. Economic fluctuations affect everyone, not just businesses, and they are, unlike astral cycles, anything but regular. — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute prerequisite for… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
For an American, as mad you may be about whatever the EPA or the IRS does, just imagine if you only had a one… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
Historically, figuring out what to do to the tax code has been almost as contentious a political issue as judicial appointments. — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
