HeyJaredJay L. Zagorsky
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Why making Americans bet with cash could protect people from gambling problems (opens the original)
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Gambling has exploded in the United States. American casinos and sportsbooks earned US$79 billion in 2025, up nearly 20% from the $66.5 billion just two years earlier. That doesn’t include the enormous sums earned by prediction market companies, which are technically not considered gambling but instead help forecast future events. Regrettably, but not unexpectedly, the widespread ability to gamble is also causing major scandals. For example, the chief of police in New Haven, Connecticut, alleged
Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress (opens the original)
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The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing. More than 500,000 people took this step in 2025, nearly 50% more than in 2022. And the numbers have kept on climbing, with a 12% jump in June 2026 from a year earlier as many consumers struggled to pay their bills. I am a business school professor who has researched bankruptcies and whether, when you are at the end of your financial rope, bankruptcy helps or hurts. I became interested in the subject while in graduate school. Not because
Should paper checks be abolished like the penny? (opens the original)
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Germany is getting rid of paper checks at the end of 2027. Australia is bidding them farewell by 2030. U.S. President Donald Trump followed up his order killing off the penny with an executive order stopping check writing by the federal government. Should the U.S. follow these other countries and broadly eliminate the ability to write checks? Years ago, experts predicted that checks would have disappeared by now. However, they are still around, and billions are written each year in the United St
What are Trump Accounts for? They are more likely to help newborns start building nest eggs than help pay for their college education (opens the original)
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If you or someone you know has a baby or a child under 18, you’re likely wondering if they should get a “Trump Account.” The U.S. government started giving babies born during President Donald Trump’s second term a US$1,000 gift on July 4, 2026. This money goes into the accounts, which are named after the president. To get the free money, the babies’ parents or guardians just have to submit the required paperwork. I am a business school professor who studies wealth, savings and spending. Addition
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