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From better education outcomes to rural water regulations, Arizonans agree on dozens of specific actions to improve the state - some by 80% or more.

Let that sink in. Given the national narrative about how polarized Americans are, few people would expect to hear that Arizonans agree on the fundamental issues that shape and impact our lives and futures. But that’s what we learned when the Center for the Future of Arizona partnered with Gallup to ask Arizonans their thoughts about the future. What we found is that Arizonans – from rural and urban communities, of all ages, incomes, races and ethnicities, and even political affiliation – have high levels of agreement on what is needed to create a stronger and brighter future for our sta...

-- this post authored by Michael U. Krause, Thomas A. Lubik, and Karl Rhodes During the past 25 years, low-interest rates and highly expansionary monetary policy with little apparent inflation have created the illusion that a government can simply print money to fund exorbitant deficit spending with no repercussions. This core tenet of so-called "modern monetary theory" ignores the fact that deficit spending is constrained in the long run by a government's ability to satisfy creditors. Promoters of modern monetary theory (MMT) - including a growing number of pundits and policymakers - are toy...

As Arizona and the rest of the country were emerging from the Great Recession more than a decade ago, the Center for the Future of Arizona commissioned a survey by Gallup that asked Arizonans of all backgrounds, experiences and income levels what their aspirations were for the state. It was part of the effort known as the "The Arizona We Want: The Decade Ahead." The past 10 years have seen the state grow in many ways, becoming even more diverse and changing — to some extent — its political leanings. It was into that environment that the second Arizona We Want Gallup survey was conducted....

<p><span>It is my pleasure to meet virtually with you today.<a title="footnote 1" href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/clarida20210224a.htm#fn1">1</a><a name="f1"></a>&nbsp;I look forward to our conversation, but first, please allow me to offer a few remarks on the economic outlook, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, and our new monetary policy framework.</span></p> <div><span><br /></span></div>