Must-Read: Mark Thoma: Here’s an Economic Agenda for Hillary Clinton

…what should be on her economic agenda?… Here is a list…. Monetary Policy: The composition of the Federal Reserve Board is an extremely important factor…. Obama allowed vacancies on the Board of Governors to persist for far too long…. Fiscal Policy… maintaining and improving economic security… rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure… getting the budget back in shape. If another economic crisis hits, budget pressures will inevitably mount as tax revenues fall and spending on social insurance rises…. Education Policy: Education is not the full answer to the struggles of working class households and increasing inequality, but it is part of the answer…. Financial Regulation: Changes in financial regulation implemented after the financial crisis do not go far enough…. Climate Change: We cannot wait any longer to begin implementing policies that address greenhouse gas emissions…. International Trade… too many trade agreements put the interests of corporations first…. Inequality… this problem won’t fix itself–there is no inherent mechanism within capitalism to offset the trend toward ever increasing inequality…. None of this is likely to happen unless Democrats miraculously win the presidency, the House, and the Senate, but I can dream, can’t I?…