Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is an NPR correspondent and co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He is the author of the book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing.
Goldstein's interest in technology and the changing nature of work has led him to stories on UPS, the Luddites and the history of light. His aversion to paying retail has led him to stories on Costco, Spirit Airlines and index funds.
He also contributed to the Planet Money T-shirt and oil projects, and to an episode of This American Life that asked: What is money? Ira Glass called it "the most stoner question" ever posed on the show.
Before coming to NPR, Goldstein was a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford and a master's in journalism from Columbia.
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The U.S. housing market is still a ward of the state. Almost all new mortgages — $1.6 trillion last year alone — are guaranteed by taxpayer dollars.
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See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.
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See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.
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A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.
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A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.
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Licensing rules are supposed to protect the public. But they also raise prices and make it harder for people to find work.
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American households got poorer in the first decade of the 21st century, largely because of the housing bust.
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American households got poorer in the first decade of the 21st century, largely because of the housing bust.
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Over the past 15 years, the sticker price has gone way up. The price students actually pay has risen more slowly.
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How much did people in your income bracket pay in taxes? And what was the government's total tax take, from all sources?