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Buckle up for a big economics week in Washington

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 6, 2023
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies on Capitol Hill tomorrow and Wednesday. President Biden is set to release a budget outline on Thursday, and we get February jobs numbers this Friday.
Above, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress in June. He's slated to appear before lawmakers again this week to discuss the central bank's activities and a range of economic issues.
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Is the tax code racist?

by Dorothy Brown
Mar 23, 2021
Professor Dorothy Brown of Emory University became a "detective," searching for data on how the tax code impacts Black Americans.
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Could the success of ballot measures to legalize marijuana add pressure for federal legalization?

by Lukas Southard
Nov 16, 2020
Legalization advocates say there is a tax, and business case, to be made for federal legalization.
Marijuana for sale at the Perennial Holistic Wellness Center which is a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California.
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What the Beatles taught us about tax policy

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 20, 2020
The Fab Four were saying something about British public policy with the lyrics, "There's one for you / Nineteen for me."
The Beatles pose at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour in 1966.
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Ever heard of modern monetary theory?

by Kai Ryssdal , Maria Hollenhorst and Rose Conlon
Jan 24, 2019
It's a way of thinking about the economy. Picture a bathroom sink ...
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that Modern Monetary Theory should “be a larger part of our conversation."
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When is a health care bill not a health care bill? When it's a tax bill.

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 14, 2017
The GOP health plan includes $600 billion in tax cuts for the health industry and wealthy Americans.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) takes his notes after talking to reporters about the American Health Care Act with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outside Ryan's office in the U.S. Capitol March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Trump's tax plan

by Hayley Hershman
Nov 18, 2016
What we know so far and what it means for you.
Trump's tax plan could mean tax cuts for the very rich.
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What is "carried interest" and why should I care?

by Annie Baxter
Oct 10, 2016
Both presidential candidates want to get rid of it. Let's explain this arcane term.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears on a monitor in the media center during the second presidential debate with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.
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Sometimes, strategy all comes down to taxes

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 9, 2015
That's one reason Yahoo has called off its Alibaba spinoff.
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