Spending to reach more economic equality
by Justine Dodgen Last week, the Bedrosian Center hosted Professor Edward Kleinbard of Gould Law School to discuss his new book, We Are Better Than This: How Government Should Spend our Money. In our conversation, Kleinbard, students, and fellow faculty discussed the themes of federal government spending and how fiscal policy Read more…
We Are Better Than This
Edward Kleinbard on How Government SHOULD Spend Our Money December 2, 2014 1:30pm to 3:00pm Transcript Join the Bedrosian Center in a conversation with Edward D. Kleinbard about his new book We Are Better Than This: How Government Should Spend Our Money. Kleinbard is the Johnson Professor of Law and Business at the USC Gould School of Read more…
Kleinbard tells us the hard truths
by Justine Dodgen Edward D. Kleinbard’s solution to America’s economic inequality might seem pretty revolutionary. Last month, The LA Times quoted Kleinbard as saying, “the left sees me as a Wall Street Journal Satanist, and the right as a stealth Marxian bent on destroying free enterprise.” When you have a plan Read more…
Tax Expenditure Framework Legislation
SPPD Governance Salon featuring Edward Kleinbard, USC Gould School of Law April 7, 2010 Abstract:Explicit federal outlays are determined through elaborate budget procedural rules (framework laws), but tax expenditures in many respects fall outside these established Congressional procedures. The preparation of the annual federal budget therefore privileges tax subsidies over Read more…