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Rich People Are Begging to Be Taxed, But the Wall Street Journal Doesn't Want You to Hear Them
Sherman Stein in Monetary Policy 12 months ago
When a book made the case that hundreds of millionaires and billionaires are begging to be taxed more, the WSJ put it on the shelf of banned books.
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U.S.-EU Free Trade Zone: It's Necessary to Compete in a Global Economy
Maxime Fischer-Zernin in International Trade 3 weeks ago
U.S. and EU trade representatives are beginning negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that would create a free-trade zone encompassing 54 percent of world GDP.
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7 Euro Zone Countries That Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis
Kyle Dontoh in Euro Crisis 2 months ago
The latest Euro zone nation to undergo a financial crisis, Cyprus, has raised question about offshore banking and money laundering. But Cyprus is far from the only country in trouble.
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How Brews Will Whet Our Economic Whistle
Nick Stirrett in Budget 2 years ago
America's craft-beer industry is a prime example of how local economies are leading the way to economic recovery.
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Unemployment Rate for African-Americans Rises
Adom Cooper in Jobs 4 months ago
There are two institutional curtains that help explain this perpetual problem: barriers to educational access, and poor environment maintenance.
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Sequester 2013: If There Are Going to Be Cuts, They Should Start With Congress
Joe Fragassi in Budget 2 months ago
Dear Congress: You created this culture of unregulated and excess-oriented insanity that ultimately led to mortgage deception, corporate tax evasion, and big spending. And you should fix it.
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Warren Buffett Could Be Leading the Charge for a Moral Capitalism in America
Chris Miles in Monetary Policy 1 year ago
As the Great Recession has shown, capitalism can be a double-edged sword that hurts society. It's time to re-think American capitalism.
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Warren Buffett Tax Plan Stifles Economic Growth
John Giokaris in Taxes 1 year ago
America's tax rates are killing its global competitive advantage. If Obama passes the Buffet Rule under the guise of everyone "paying their fair share," all of America loses out on capital gains.
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