We are less than a week into the celebration of “Liberation Day” with tariffs being implemented from the Trump administration, and just days into the new vision of foreign policy …
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In the wake of the Great Recession, the Tea Party emerged as one of the most powerful political movements in recent memory. Whereas the Occupy Wall Street movement made headlines …
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Congressional Research Finds That Tax Cuts Went Mostly into the Pockets of Corporations
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a non-partisan arm of the Library of Congress, has taken a deep dive into President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts. While the Republican Party promised …
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Trump’s Budget Would Build Border Wall, Expand Military, but Cut Anti-Poverty Programs
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil his budget proposal. It would see the United States balance its budget within 15 years, assuming that economic growth remains consistently high, thus …
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Despite President Trump’s efforts to rein in America’s increasingly unbalanced trade, the merchandise deficit exploded to $891.2 billion dollars, shattering records along the way. Previously, the deficit record was $838.3 …
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On Thursday, billionaire Richard Branson asked, quite literally, for his taxes to be increased. The famed founder of Virgin Records and Virgin airlines has a net worth in excess of …
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The federal budget deficit expanded by nearly 42 percent in the first quarter of this year’s budget. From October through December, the deficit surged by $318.9 billion dollars. In the …
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Remember when many of the United States’ leading banks were pledging to expand their workforce and offer Americans increased access to financing? All they wanted in exchange was billions of …