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Economy
Biden’s $2.5 trillion infrastructure plan will drive jobs overseas, harm economy
Tax increases won't cover the full cost of Biden’s infrastructure plan, because of things like companies moving overseas to escape…
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Economists: Biden stimulus would shrink economy in the long run
Biden's stimulus package would shower hundreds of billions of dollars on state and local governments -- such as California, whose…
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Biden’s $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus would create pain in the future
Any additional stimulus spending will just increase the national debt, promote dependency on the government, and increase inflation.
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Economy
Jobless claims fall, as economy grows at record rate
Jobless claims fell to a seven-month low, reports the Wall Street Journal. The U.S. economy 'accelerated at a 33.1% annualized…
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U.S. economy growing rapidly, economists say
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.4% in August, and 7.9% in September, although it remains well above its rate…
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Foreign Affairs
COVID-19 spreading faster in Europe than in the United States
By contrast, notes Bloomberg News, vast numbers of people have plunged into poverty in other countries, and hunger is spreading…
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Economy
Hunger spreads in Latin America due to COVID-19
Keep America, where we've suffered lighter economic consequences, on the recovery track.
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Economy
The twilight of great American cities is here. Can we stop it?
What is needed is a broad alliance among the remaining sane elements in cites, with a greater focus on protecting…
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Economy
Biden’s misleading attacks on Trump’s job numbers will come back to bite him
The other risk for Biden in attacking Trump on jobs is his own iffy track record as vice president.
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Economy
A world full of whiny parasites and crybabies
Codependency: big government + whiny little people.
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Economy
Ocasio-Cortez calls for work boycott once economy opens
You can't say that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't an ideas person.
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Law and Government
‘You absolutely love to see it’: Ocasio-Cortez applauds plunge in oil futures
Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no stranger to having her foot in her mouth. She spent much of 2019 tasting…
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Politics
‘The end of the world as we know it’
In this dystopian mask-wearing spring of collective isolation, panic, loss, heartbreak, and suffering, my theme song is 'It’s the End of the…
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Business
Will Trump become the new Hoover or Roosevelt?
Pre-virus, the U.S. economy was ‘perceived’ as strong, but how strong? According to a Brookings Institution report, "53 million people…
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Economy
The mouse roars: Obama wants credit for Trump’s economy
One laughable footnote deserves special mention. That is Obama's snide reaction in 2016 to Trump's promise to restore manufacturing jobs…
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Economy
American wages grow fastest in a decade
During the Obama administration, the economy barely grew, rising at an average annual rate of less than 2%. As economists…
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Economy
Economy grew by healthy 3.5% in most recent quarter
The Trump administration has helped fuel economic growth by bringing an end to the wave of burdensome and unnecessary new…
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Economy
Strong economy may not last
The economy faces major risks if the Democrats retake control of Congress or the Presidency, and smaller risks from trade…
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Economy
Minimum wage hike in Venezuela shuts stores, wipes out many jobs
Minimum wage hikes can also harm health and safety by pushing cash-strapped restaurants to cut corners and cut staffing. That…
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Economy
Warren one-ups Ocasio-Cortez in explaining why Trump job numbers actually stink
It was probably president envy (a rare form of penis envy) that prompted Barack Obama to lie to an audience…
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Law and Government
Democrats’ campaign slogan going into midterms is ‘For the People.’ But which people?
With a little over a hundred days until the election, Dems are desperately in need of a unifying message. And…
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Economy
As unemployment drops to 3.8%, where are experts who predicted Trump would tank the economy?
The economic predictions of doom and gloom were one of the chief rationales given to vote against Trump. If our…
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