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December 31, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and trendy food history
December 31, 2021
How to Decide if a Hot Dog Is a Sandwich

The hot dog in a bun becomes more than a meal when sandwich classification determines if it's taxed and who can compete.

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December 3, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
December 3, 2021
The Impact of High Marijuana Taxes

Federally legalizing marijuana involves complexities that range from decriminalization to the impact of new taxes on businesses and states.

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December 1, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for the social welfare state
December 1, 2021
Deciding Who Won’t Get a U.S. Check

During two dates in December, we can worry about federal spending and debt and who won't get a check from the U.S. government.

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October 17, 2021
Biden's spending proposals
October 17, 2021
How Can You Cut $3.5 Trillion That Will Build Back Better?

To begin to grasp President Biden's spending proposals and the spending cuts debate, we need to understand big numbers.

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October 11, 2021
corporate tax system pillars
October 11, 2021
New Pillars For the Global Corporate Tax System

Although 136 countries have agreed to update the corporate tax system, a 15 percent maximum rate is not as simple as it sounds.

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September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021
Deciding Who Is Rich

With the Biden Administration taking us to a $400,000 threshold for higher taxes, deciding who is rich has become a legislative debate.

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September 24, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
September 24, 2021
How Covid-19 Affected State Tax Revenue

We can look at a snapshot of different sources of state tax revenue for 2019 and 2021 to see yet another way that Covid-19 affected us.

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September 15, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-cigarette taxes
September 15, 2021
When E-Cigarette Taxes Increased Smoking

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August 26, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
August 26, 2021
Deciding if the Federal Government Should Borrow or Tax

With federal spending far exceeding federal revenue, we have to decide if more borrowing or federal taxation should span the gap.

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June 8, 2021
meaning of money
June 8, 2021
Four More Handy Facts to Know About Taxes

When vast numbers of people call the U.S. tax system unfair, we can use four handy tax facts to form our own opinions.

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June 7, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
June 7, 2021
Where State Money Can Come From

Billions of dollars of pandemic rescue money was added to state revenue dollars that varied in size and source from place to place.

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May 21, 2021
beard and window taxation
May 21, 2021
When a Beard Is Like a Window

Although beard and window taxation were in different countries for different reasons, both relate to Willie Sutton and where the money is.

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