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Finance

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November 15th, 2021
Marriage is declining quickly in the United States, especially among lower-income Americans. What’s worse, this “family polarization” by income seems to have deepened since the pandemic began last year, according to our new report. Needless to say, money plays a critical role in this marriage divide. But if you ask individual Americans on the marriage market today why they are not married, surprisingly,...
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November 11th, 2021
Kamala Harris at lectern, Joe Biden
  A vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a vote for Biden’s reconciliation legislation — the largest cradle-to-grave expansion since the New Deal.
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November 11th, 2021
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The increase recorded in consumer prices — soaring 0.9% just for the month of October alone and 6.2% for the past 12 months — is stunning news. It is the fastest pace in over 30 years.
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November 5th, 2021
$4 Trillion Dumpster Dollar
In a series of new polls, Americans share their criticisms of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill and its high price tag.
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October 28th, 2021
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It’s that time of year again! When horrible monstrosities emerge in the dead of a Washington night looking for productive people to attack and drain them of the fruits of their labor. Source: Attack of the Killer Taxes
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October 28th, 2021
pile of money $1s & $5s
This week, Democrats settled on an area of apparent commonality: the desire to eat the rich.
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October 27th, 2021
Joe Biden & Janet Yellen
By: Daniel Tenreiro – nationalreview.com – October 26, 2021 The last time the White House put Treasury secretary Janet Yellen in front of television cameras, she was tasked with defending a proposal to give the Internal Revenue Service cash-flow data on the bank accounts of virtually every American. Asked about the scope of the reporting requirement, which would cover any account holding more...
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October 26th, 2021
Ron Wyden, Oregon Senator
By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – October 25, 2021 Democrats are scrambling to finance their spending bill after Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema shot down their plans to raise corporate and individual income-tax rates. Thank you, Senator. But now Democrats are reaching deep into their grab-bag of revenue tricks and may pull out a wealth tax on “billionaires.” Nancy Pelosi...
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October 26th, 2021
As the holidays draw nearer, media are demanding that Americans stop shopping in an effort to absolve Biden of blame for the supply-chain crisis.
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October 25th, 2021
Janet Yellen
By: The Editorial Board – WSJ.com – October 22, 2021 Each country will need to implement this agreement in its domestic tax law, which is where Congress comes in. Pillar one is a particular headache for Ms. Yellen. Existing bilateral and multilateral tax treaties specify how governments carve up corporate revenue for tax purposes. The OECD anticipates similar treaties to...
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