Erik Sherman is an independent journalist who has been writing at Forbes for 11 years. He reports on business, economics, finance, investing, markets, tech, law, commercial real estate, and income and wealth inequality. His credits include Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the
Is The Proposed EITC Pre-Certification A Good Idea Or Bad?
The Senate’s tax and spending bill requires pre-certification for the politically popular Earned Income Tax Credit. But there’s criticism of the measure’s practicality.
Even More Bad News For Younger Workers: More Unemployment, Less Money
Recent unemployment and wage data show that those who are 22 to 27 are facing big problems with little wage growth over decades and higher unemployment.
10 College Degrees See High Unemployment And More Bad News For Workers
Some of these may surprise you. Three related degrees are some of the standard STEM suggestions students get. Some with the lowest unemployment rates may be eye-openers.
Social Security Faces Cuts Even Though There’s A Fix For Its Problems
The reason Congress doesn’t fix the problem is because it involves increasing payroll taxes on large volumes of wealthier workers’ incomes that goes untaxed.
What The Bombing Of Iran Might Mean For The Economy Today
Oil prices, supply chains, inflation — attacks on multiple suspected nuclear sites in Iran will have implications. But for how long? It’s hard to say.