No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity
Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.
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The Roller Coaster Heads Down
Ask yourselves, Ronald Reagan asked the electorate in 1980, whether you are better off or worse off than you were
David Cay Johnston at the JP Forum, Tuesday 4/15
Please join us this Tuesday, April 15th for a Tax Day talk by David Cay Johnston: "Taxes and Inequality:
Congressman Bill Foster Explains Why Middle Class Tax Cuts Lead to Economic Growth
[Bill Foster (IL-11) says it better than I could myself—Polly] Washington, DC, Friday, April 4, 2014 – Today, Congressman Bill
New Issue!
(You may have noticed some problems with the blog--several of the posts from earlier this year have strangely disappeared. I
Assessing Those CBO Numbers on the Minimum Wage
Many supporters of an increase in the minimum wage viewed projections of job loss in the recent report from the
The Rise of the Gig Economy
Growing numbers of Americans no longer hold a regular "job" with a long-term connection to a particular business.
Obama's Pacific Deal Would Deepen Income Divide
"Those at the top have never done better," President Obama ruefully acknowledged in his January 28 State of
Full-Page NYT Ad Against Proponents of Wage Hike
In a full-page ad in Thursday's New York Times, the Employment Policies Institute urged readers to "take