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Trump's Turn to Write the Check Jan. 23, 2017
To get it out of the way, I live in a poverty stricken midsized city in Massachusetts. We used to ha... Read More
Investing in Infrastructure Jan. 04, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I want to invest $40,000, which is about 15 percent of my individual retirement acco... Read More
Carrier Deal Shows How Tax Cuts Save Jobs Dec. 07, 2016
Pundits of all stripes have different takes on President-elect Donald Trump's maneuver to keep 1,000... Read More
Will Donald Trump Do for Infrastructure What He Did for Wollman Rink? Nov. 29, 2016
In May 1986, a 39-year-old Manhattan real estate developer named Donald Trump promised to get Wollma... Read More
Oil Tax and Roth IRAs Nov. 23, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Please answer the following two questions for me. A co-worker believes that Congress... Read More
Trump's Infrastructure Illusions Nov. 17, 2016
"We've got shovel-ready projects all across the country. And governors and mayors are pleading to fu... Read More
Do Trump's White Men Really Want Problems Fixed? Sep. 01, 2016
Some harsh truths: Years ago, blue-collar America suffered mightily in the loss of manufacturing job... Read More
The Infrastructure Illusion Aug. 09, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don't agree on much of anything, but there is one area where they h... Read More
Consumer Debt Slowing the Economy Jul. 13, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: The economy still looks terrible, and unemployment is higher than the government say... Read More
Reduce the Hurdles to Private Investment in Infrastructure Jun. 23, 2016
The Congressional Budget Office has a new report looking at the return of federal investment in tran... Read More
Sorry, Grandpa, Your Infrastructure Is Not My Infrastructure Jun. 03, 2016
WASHINGTON — Give me liberty and give me infrastructure. Don't make me choose. What's one with... Read More
Recession or... Dec. 23, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a married 43-year-old systems engineer earning $67,000 a year, and my spouse wor... Read More
How to Structure Infrastructure Spending Dec. 03, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a plan to jump-start the economy. It would req... Read More
No Guts, No Glory Jun. 03, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: In simple, noneconomic terms, could you tell me why the Federal Reserve's three roun... Read More
Fix Decaying Pipelines First for Jobs, Health and Safety Nov. 20, 2014
With the Keystone XL pipeline stalled again, now perhaps we can look ahead and consider more promisi... Read More
You Know Your Country Sucks When You Look Wistfully Back at Stalin Jul. 18, 2014
You can tell a lot about the state of a country by comparing the state of its public and private inf... Read More
John Kerry's Recycled Government Slush Fund Recipe Mar. 14, 2011
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has once again earned his nickname: Thurston B. Howell III. He's elite, ef... Read More
A Generation of Termites Oct. 12, 2010
When American politicians talk about the legacy we are leaving to the next generation, their usual t... Read More
