Analysis
Top CEOs took home 271 times more than the typical worker in 2016
July 20, 2017If CEOs earned less or were taxed more, there would be no adverse impact on output or employment.
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“Repeal and delay” means big trouble for your health care
July 20, 2017McConnell says he wants to pass the same legislation Congress did in 2015, which former president Barack Obama vetoed.
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Speaker Ryan kills Barbara Lee’s plan to have Congress debate U.S. wars
July 20, 2017"The Constitution requires us to exercise our responsibility in matters of war and peace, and we’ve been missing in action."
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Is it the Russians or perhaps the gangsters that are coming?
July 17, 2017I haven’t been so flummoxed by Russian names since I struggled through “The Brothers Karamazov” as a teenager.
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To fix state budgets, tax the rich!
July 14, 2017Connecticut’s budget shortfall is projected at about $2 billion per year. Yet, the wealthiest residents face a lower effective tax rate than the rest of us.
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