Why Republicans, Democrats Think Differently About Taxes
Aug 18, 2020 · For example, the majority of respondents say they think people who work hard should pay lower taxes. Surprisingly, they also agree that middle-class tax cuts help shrink the federal deficit. While ...
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More Than $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Relief Approved So Far: White House. With states in the Southeast still struggling to recover from two massive hurricanes that arrived in quick succession, the ...
Bill Clinton’s Surplus Miracle, 20 Years Later | The Fiscal Times
Jun 22, 2018 · Beside him, a large chart showed a $150 billion surplus projected through 2003. In retrospect, this forecast looks laughable. We were running deficits again by 2002. Twenty years later, the ...
Trump's Legacy: $7.8 Trillion Rise in Debt | The Fiscal Times
Jan 15, 2021 · A number of analysts said they expect the final price tag will be about half of the $1.9 trillion Biden proposed. Economists at Goldman Sachs raised their projections for additional fiscal support ...
Civil War at 150: Debt Lessons from Lincoln | The Fiscal Times
Apr 12, 2011 · Cost as a percentage of GDP in peak year: 11.3 percent (1865) Total debt at the start of the Civil War: $64.8 million (about $1.296 billion in todayÕs dollars) Total debt at the start of the ...
How Countries Reward Their Olympic Medal Winners
Aug 7, 2012 · Singaporean athletes are being offered one of the biggest incentives with an offer of 1 million Singapore dollars ($800,000) for a gold. Singapore has never won gold at the Olympics. Stamp and ...
10 Weapons You Won't Believe Are Legal - The Fiscal Times
Mar 28, 2013 · Flame Thrower. If you feel the need to throw some fire around, you are legally allowed to purchase a flamethrower under federal law, and 40 states have no laws against owning the weapon. Though it ...
11 Foods You Can't Buy Anywhere Anymore - The Fiscal Times
Nov 16, 2012 · Hostess is no longer the Mostest. And that means some of its iconic foods could fast be on the way out, too. The company, maker of a long string of consumer brands of snack cakes and breads that ...
How Men and Women Differ in the Workplace | The Fiscal Times
May 25, 2012 · They’re persuasive. Women leaders scored significantly higher than male leaders in persuasiveness and assertiveness, according to the Caliper study. They were able to “read situations ...
When Piketty Argued for Income Redistribution, He Changed …
Nov 18, 2014 · According to Ricardo, these rents were the source of the high incomes of landlords, and he advocated a tax on land – the main source of wealth at that time – as a solution to this problem ...