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It's just prudent to have a chemical safety program, ... We don't want to have a sterile leaning environment, we want kids to have a rich learning environment while keeping them safe, that's the same issue every school faces. - Dean Baker Quotes

It's just prudent to have a chemical safety program, ... We don't want to have a sterile leaning environment, we want kids to have a rich learning environment while keeping them safe, that's the same issue every school faces.

If Medicare could negotiate directly with drug companies it could save the federal and state governments hundred of billions of dollars and cut insurance premiums. - Dean Baker Quotes

If Medicare could negotiate directly with drug companies it could save the federal and state governments hundred of billions of dollars and cut insurance premiums.

Gore is keeping the existing system in place because it works -- using the budget surplus to add to the Social Security trust fund. So what's the point in dismantling it, - Dean Baker Quotes

Gore is keeping the existing system in place because it works -- using the budget surplus to add to the Social Security trust fund. So what's the point in dismantling it,

It's clearly very strong across the board. There's no evidence of any downturn at this point. - Dean Baker Quotes

It's clearly very strong across the board. There's no evidence of any downturn at this point.

Until the psychology starts to shift or interest rates jump up, the market will probably stay strong, ... So far we haven't seen that. We've had a lot of stories on housing bubbles lately. Maybe that will affect the psychology. - Dean Baker Quotes

Until the psychology starts to shift or interest rates jump up, the market will probably stay strong, ... So far we haven't seen that. We've had a lot of stories on housing bubbles lately. Maybe that will affect the psychology.

Historically, rent prices and sale prices have moved together. - Dean Baker Quotes

Historically, rent prices and sale prices have moved together.

the collapse of the housing bubble, implying a drop of between 11 and 22 percent in the average of housing prices, [that] will destroy between $1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion in housing wealth. - Dean Baker Quotes

the collapse of the housing bubble, implying a drop of between 11 and 22 percent in the average of housing prices, [that] will destroy between $1.3 trillion and $2.6 trillion in housing wealth.

There is a large psychological element behind current housing prices, - Dean Baker Quotes

There is a large psychological element behind current housing prices,

In terms of people's lives, let's say someone had a reasonably good job in the tourism industry, they're not going to wait around a year and half or two years for their job to come back. What's there when it (the Gulf economy) comes back might be qualitatively different than what it was before. - Dean Baker Quotes

In terms of people's lives, let's say someone had a reasonably good job in the tourism industry, they're not going to wait around a year and half or two years for their job to come back. What's there when it (the Gulf economy) comes back might be qualitatively different than what it was before.

People talk about Nixon going to China -- you had this hard-line anti communist helping build up relationships with China, I would say it was like that only 5 times as much. - Dean Baker Quotes

People talk about Nixon going to China -- you had this hard-line anti communist helping build up relationships with China, I would say it was like that only 5 times as much.

Nixon

We're building at a 2 million-a-year pace, which is more than demand, and we're going to keep building at that pace until home prices correct, ... It's already showing up in the rental market, oversupply is pushing down rental prices. - Dean Baker Quotes

We're building at a 2 million-a-year pace, which is more than demand, and we're going to keep building at that pace until home prices correct, ... It's already showing up in the rental market, oversupply is pushing down rental prices.

These monthly numbers are very erratic. It can be that this is a sign (of the bubble bursting), but I would never make too much of one month's number. Especially since the other timely data we get, the mortgage applications for home purchases, have still been pretty high. - Dean Baker Quotes

These monthly numbers are very erratic. It can be that this is a sign (of the bubble bursting), but I would never make too much of one month's number. Especially since the other timely data we get, the mortgage applications for home purchases, have still been pretty high.

He was the one who had the courage to let the unemployment rate fall. Very few people thought the unemployment rate could fall that low. - Dean Baker Quotes

He was the one who had the courage to let the unemployment rate fall. Very few people thought the unemployment rate could fall that low.

With the housing bubble now having generated comparable levels of unsustainable wealth, the economy faces even greater dangers today than it did when the stock market crashed. - Dean Baker Quotes

With the housing bubble now having generated comparable levels of unsustainable wealth, the economy faces even greater dangers today than it did when the stock market crashed.

Things do seem like they're out of line, but of course I've been seeing warning bells for several years. - Dean Baker Quotes

Things do seem like they're out of line, but of course I've been seeing warning bells for several years.

On this policy, the district is already in compliance with the requirements and has been for a couple of years, ... This policy just formalizes it. - Dean Baker Quotes

On this policy, the district is already in compliance with the requirements and has been for a couple of years, ... This policy just formalizes it.

He consciously promoted the housing bubble as a way of boosting the economy. - Dean Baker Quotes

He consciously promoted the housing bubble as a way of boosting the economy.

Home and rental prices will come back together by home prices falling. I don't think landlords will be in any position to raise rates too much. - Dean Baker Quotes

Home and rental prices will come back together by home prices falling. I don't think landlords will be in any position to raise rates too much.

Congress deliberately designed the bill in a way that would ensure that private insurance companies would provide the benefit instead of the Medicare administration or a single designated provider. This design both substantially increased the cost of drugs and administrative costs in addition to making the drug program much more complicated for beneficiaries. - Dean Baker Quotes

Congress deliberately designed the bill in a way that would ensure that private insurance companies would provide the benefit instead of the Medicare administration or a single designated provider. This design both substantially increased the cost of drugs and administrative costs in addition to making the drug program much more complicated for beneficiaries.

In principle, as long as drug companies can cover their production costs and earn a normal profit on their sales, they would profit by selling their drugs to Medicare rather than being excluded from this huge market. - Dean Baker Quotes

In principle, as long as drug companies can cover their production costs and earn a normal profit on their sales, they would profit by selling their drugs to Medicare rather than being excluded from this huge market.

Builders will keep building as long as they can keep getting these prices. But I think there's a glut developing clearly in some markets and that clearly will put downward pressure on prices. - Dean Baker Quotes

Builders will keep building as long as they can keep getting these prices. But I think there's a glut developing clearly in some markets and that clearly will put downward pressure on prices.

WE WERE shocking today and were given a lesson in finishing as they had nine chances and took six of them. - Dean Baker Quotes

WE WERE shocking today and were given a lesson in finishing as they had nine chances and took six of them.

People are always trying to explain the lack of questions as saying there's a consensus around monetary policy, but there's anything but a consensus on monetary policy. What upsets me more than anything is no one is asking serious questions. - Dean Baker Quotes

People are always trying to explain the lack of questions as saying there's a consensus around monetary policy, but there's anything but a consensus on monetary policy. What upsets me more than anything is no one is asking serious questions.

We would really like people to log on to the site, check it out and give us some feedback. - Dean Baker Quotes

We would really like people to log on to the site, check it out and give us some feedback.

People are really stretched. They are banking on everything turning out right for them. That they won't lose their jobs, that they won't run into unexpected expenses. They're betting that the housing market will continue to appreciate. - Dean Baker Quotes

People are really stretched. They are banking on everything turning out right for them. That they won't lose their jobs, that they won't run into unexpected expenses. They're betting that the housing market will continue to appreciate.

The problem is that few people recognize it for the gamble that it is. - Dean Baker Quotes

The problem is that few people recognize it for the gamble that it is.

Clearly, housing is going to be a drag on the economy; the question is how much does housing slow and how quickly. - Dean Baker Quotes

Clearly, housing is going to be a drag on the economy; the question is how much does housing slow and how quickly.

It could be a very big hit. I'd say there's a 10 to 15 percent chance of negative growth if we see a spike in interest rates, or a really big jump in energy prices. - Dean Baker Quotes

It could be a very big hit. I'd say there's a 10 to 15 percent chance of negative growth if we see a spike in interest rates, or a really big jump in energy prices.

The trustees' projections continue to show that the major threat to the economic well-being of future generations is rising health-care costs. - Dean Baker Quotes

The trustees' projections continue to show that the major threat to the economic well-being of future generations is rising health-care costs.

When you see it increasing quarter after quarter, there seems to be something going on here. We're building more homes than are being filled. - Dean Baker Quotes

When you see it increasing quarter after quarter, there seems to be something going on here. We're building more homes than are being filled.

We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consuming like crazy. If everyone heard my diatribe and said, 'Yeah, we better start saving,' the economy would go into a recession. - Dean Baker Quotes

We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consuming like crazy. If everyone heard my diatribe and said, 'Yeah, we better start saving,' the economy would go into a recession.

Economy Recession

Home prices are going through the roof, forcing people to turn to exotic loans and unorthodox financing. These people have no room for error. - Dean Baker Quotes

Home prices are going through the roof, forcing people to turn to exotic loans and unorthodox financing. These people have no room for error.

I've always thought you'll have the movement in price before you'll see it on quantity side, ... As long as the price remains high, if you're a builder, you want to get the houses up in order to cash in. - Dean Baker Quotes

I've always thought you'll have the movement in price before you'll see it on quantity side, ... As long as the price remains high, if you're a builder, you want to get the houses up in order to cash in.

[Consumer prices are likely to catch up eventually, say economists.] I'm not a big inflation hawk, ... but consumers are almost certainly going to be paying more. - Dean Baker Quotes

[Consumer prices are likely to catch up eventually, say economists.] I'm not a big inflation hawk, ... but consumers are almost certainly going to be paying more.

Consumers Economists Inflation

The biggest surprise to me has been that interest rates have stayed as low as they have as long as they have. - Dean Baker Quotes

The biggest surprise to me has been that interest rates have stayed as low as they have as long as they have.

Interest Rates Surprise

Normally when you talk about housing bubbles bursting, you're talking about a specific local market. But we've never had a nationwide run-up in home prices like this. I don't think it's realistic to think the decline won't also be national. I think a 15 percent nationwide decline is very plausible. In many bubble areas, could be looking at 20-25, maybe 30 percent declines. - Dean Baker Quotes

Normally when you talk about housing bubbles bursting, you're talking about a specific local market. But we've never had a nationwide run-up in home prices like this. I don't think it's realistic to think the decline won't also be national. I think a 15 percent nationwide decline is very plausible. In many bubble areas, could be looking at 20-25, maybe 30 percent declines.

Let's imagine rates go to 7 percent, I think that would take the air out of the bubble pretty quickly, - Dean Baker Quotes

Let's imagine rates go to 7 percent, I think that would take the air out of the bubble pretty quickly,

Saving Social Security with Stock: The Promises Don't Add Up. - Dean Baker Quotes

Saving Social Security with Stock: The Promises Don't Add Up.

Social Security Stock

First of all, it's very expensive to administer private accounts, especially if you let people manage these accounts themselves, ... Bush is vague on how he would set it up and make it work. - Dean Baker Quotes

First of all, it's very expensive to administer private accounts, especially if you let people manage these accounts themselves, ... Bush is vague on how he would set it up and make it work.

I wouldn't necessarily predict this would be a trigger, but I wouldn't rule it out either. It wouldn't surprise me if you see money leaving the secondary mortgage market, leading housing prices to fall. - Dean Baker Quotes

I wouldn't necessarily predict this would be a trigger, but I wouldn't rule it out either. It wouldn't surprise me if you see money leaving the secondary mortgage market, leading housing prices to fall.

Money

Freddie Mac's problems might only raise mortgage rates 2/10 of 1 percent, ... But that could start a cycle of higher rates that could pop the [housing] bubble. If you hadn't had mortgage rates at historic lows, I'm certain the bubble would have burst already. - Dean Baker Quotes

Freddie Mac's problems might only raise mortgage rates 2/10 of 1 percent, ... But that could start a cycle of higher rates that could pop the [housing] bubble. If you hadn't had mortgage rates at historic lows, I'm certain the bubble would have burst already.

Hadn

There has never been a run up in home prices like this. - Dean Baker Quotes

There has never been a run up in home prices like this.

As you get higher interest rates renting is going to look better than buying. - Dean Baker Quotes

As you get higher interest rates renting is going to look better than buying.

I think their intention is to get people who are loyal and that does raise problems. It's clear that they're looking at this as a sales position. - Dean Baker Quotes

I think their intention is to get people who are loyal and that does raise problems. It's clear that they're looking at this as a sales position.

They can't continue to spend beyond their income indefinitely. If people are building up large amounts of debt, you reach a point where they can't continue. - Dean Baker Quotes

They can't continue to spend beyond their income indefinitely. If people are building up large amounts of debt, you reach a point where they can't continue.

People are willing to pay them because there is an expectation that prices will continue to rise. Once people don't have that expectation, things will change. - Dean Baker Quotes

People are willing to pay them because there is an expectation that prices will continue to rise. Once people don't have that expectation, things will change.

is kind of (the oil companies') good luck. They didn't do anything to earn it. And we're sitting here with a $150 billion bill from Katrina. - Dean Baker Quotes

is kind of (the oil companies') good luck. They didn't do anything to earn it. And we're sitting here with a $150 billion bill from Katrina.

It does pull a lot of money out of people's pockets. Even if it doesn't go back up much, it translates to a 50-to-60-cents-a-gallon gas tax. But for the borrowing that people were willing to do, it probably would have led to recession. - Dean Baker Quotes

It does pull a lot of money out of people's pockets. Even if it doesn't go back up much, it translates to a 50-to-60-cents-a-gallon gas tax. But for the borrowing that people were willing to do, it probably would have led to recession.

Money Recession

If home prices level off, that can knock down growth by 1 or 2 percentage points, from 3.5 percent to 1.5 percent. - Dean Baker Quotes

If home prices level off, that can knock down growth by 1 or 2 percentage points, from 3.5 percent to 1.5 percent.

The optimistic scenario gives you about 2 million jobs next year -- about 180,000 a month. If I had to make my best bet, I'd say we'll have level home prices and growth of about 1.5 percent for the year. There'll be job creation of about 80,000 or 90,000 a month. - Dean Baker Quotes

The optimistic scenario gives you about 2 million jobs next year -- about 180,000 a month. If I had to make my best bet, I'd say we'll have level home prices and growth of about 1.5 percent for the year. There'll be job creation of about 80,000 or 90,000 a month.

Jobs

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