Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
land tax
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Fighting the Wealth Hoarders with Transparency and Taxes
By Polly Cleveland Over the last five years, from my 5th floor apartment window, I’ve watched a blue spire
Taxing More from the Rich Is Difficult. This Is How to Do It.
By Polly Cleveland In the March 1 UK Prospect, economist James Galbraith offers the Brits, and us, two proposals to
From Germany to America: A Dialog on Inequality
By Polly Cleveland At a coffee break between sessions at the annual History of Economics Society meeting, I chatted with
How Colonies Can Liberate Themselves by Taxing Real Estate
By Polly Cleveland Greece, Haiti, and Puerto Rico have something important in common: they are colonies. Puerto Rico started out
The Dissing of Henry George
By Polly Cleveland My father, born in 1910, told me that when he was young every educated person read Progress
James Galbraith Tells Us What Everyone Needs to Know About Inequality
By Polly Cleveland Inequality has surged in the U.S. over the last forty years; many observers now blame the