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April 25, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
April 25, 2019
Why Healthcare Spending Might Be Less Than We Think

When we look at the cost effectiveness of healthcare spending, we could conclude that it is not as excessive as the headlines indicate.

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April 15, 2019
faster tax preparation
April 15, 2019
Six Handy Facts to Know on Tax Day

On this tax day, let's look at six handy tax facts that range from how to un-pay a tax, to the best tax act, to how U.S. taxes compare with Europe's.

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April 3, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and congestion pricing
April 3, 2019
Why It’s Tough to Plan Congestion Pricing

While it sounds simple to charge vehicles for driving in a certain area, New York's actual congestion pricing plan is much more complex.

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March 29, 2019
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March 29, 2019
Where a Sugary Drink Tax Won’t Work

Looking at the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax, we would find it did not accomplish many of its goals in three major categories.

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March 26, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the political center
March 26, 2019
A Surprising Political Center

Although some find it tough to find a constantly shifting political center and others say there might not be one, we all care about the same issues.

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March 15, 2019
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March 15, 2019
The Upside of the 2020 Federal Budget

With the Congress having received President Trump's 2020 federal budget proposal, a process with a rarely met October 1 deadline has begun.

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March 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 11, 2019
How Norway Avoided Dutch Disease

Avoided by Norway, Dutch disease is contracted by nations that let a commodity windfall dominate what they produce and spend.

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March 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Greece length of the workweek
March 4, 2019
Removing the Bailout Safety Net from the Greek Economy

Although the bailout of the Greek economy just ended, doubts remain about their ability to sustain their long-term debt obligations.

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February 15, 2019
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February 15, 2019
The Package That Amazon Returned

Now that Amazon's HQ2 will not be in Long Island City, New York, we can ask if the multi-billion dollar incentive package was worth the tradeoffs.

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February 13, 2019
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
February 13, 2019
How Social Security Is in Worse Shape Than We Think

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February 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and guaranteed income
February 11, 2019
When Free Money Didn’t Do What It Was Supposed To Do

The preliminary results for Finland's two-year guaranteed income experiment appears to have created more questions than it answered.

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February 5, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dividing taxes
February 5, 2019
How Boats and Cake Are Like Taxes

Whether deciding how to divide boats in Santa Barbara harbor, a cake, or tax revenue, fair distribution requires knowing what different people say is fair.

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