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13 Sep

The Kansas “Experiment”

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here: Having failed on, well, just about everything he’s attempted so far, President Trump and Congress will now...

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7 Sep

USA is a Low-Tax Country (regardless of what President Trump...

by Barry Ritholtz
From Jimmy P of AEI: The United States continues to not be the highest taxed nation in the world, even though President Trump keeps...

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6 Sep

Economic Impact of Major Recent Disasters

by Barry Ritholtz
Amazing chart via FiveThirtyEight: Estimates of Harvey’s cost vary, with some predicting that the storm will be the most expensive...

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4 Sep

How Work Has Changed

by Barry Ritholtz
Then and Now: The Big Shift at Work   click for interactive graphic Source: WSJGraphics   A couple generations ago, workers in...

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31 Aug

Houston’s ‘Wild West’ Growth

by Barry Ritholtz
This is an astonishing graphic:   How the city’s development may have contributed to devastating flooding click for...

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30 Aug

A New Model to Modernize US Infrastructure

by Barry Ritholtz
Full report after the jump . . .   Source: Bipartisan Policy Center

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28 Aug

Deficit Spending Should Be Counter-Cyclical (Not Pro-Cyclical)

by Barry Ritholtz
Born-Again Fiscal Hawks Turn Into Doves Funny how some folks stop caring about federal deficits after an election Bloomberg, August 28,...

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28 Aug

Recent History of the Debt Limit

by Barry Ritholtz
This is very interesting look at how the debt limit has been managed in recent years; more to come on this shortly . . .   Click for...

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3 Aug

Kansas’s Radical Tax Cut Experiment

by Barry Ritholtz
In 2012, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback sought to boost the state’s economy by sharply cutting income taxes across the board. Senior...

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2 Aug

How Americans Get Health Insurance

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Visual Capitalist

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