Inverted Priorities Imperil Trump Tax Agenda
Let’s begin by stating the obvious: My priorities are different than yours or Paul Ryan’s or the president’s. We all have a...
Environmental Contract Distribution by Congressional District
This is fascinating: “President Donald Trump’s cuts to environmental programs may face resistance from members of his own...
John Oliver on the Federal Budget
Donald Trump’s federal budget plan proposes large funding cuts with largely negative consequences. John Oliver examines the...
Homo Economicus vs Homo Sapiens: Changing Behavior
Here is a sentence I never thought I’d write: Art Laffer is right. I refer specifically to tax incentives. Laffer was recently...
Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts
I don’t know what to make of this budget, other than to point out that it is neither complete nor politically supported: ...
698 Counties Affected by Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Three...
From Wonkblog: “In rural Appalachia, people are so poor that there is a federal program dedicated to lifting them out of poverty....
Trump’s Budget is Actually a Press Release
One of the things we are learning about the former reality TV star / political neophyte currently occupying the White House is that he...
Trumpcare vs Obamacare: Tax credits
Trumpcare turns out to be a giant, skewed tax credit. Want to know h0w much it will put in your pocket?It is highly dependent upon your...
Clients Want to Know About Trump, the Fed and Valuations
We all live in our own self-made bubbles. It is a never-ending effort to get outside that filter to find out what we might be missing....
To Hell With Shovel Ready . . .
The sorry state of American infrastructure is once again our focus. This time the peg is the Oroville Dam in California. It is the...