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April 15, 2019
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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 10, 2019
WNBA expansion
April 10, 2019
The Market Value of a College Sports Program

In addition to March Madness brackets, we could have used a college sports program valuation to rank the market value of each team.

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April 7, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
April 7, 2019
Why It’s Now the Pits For Avocados

Although Fresh Direct did not really eliminate the avadcado pit, they could more accurately tell us that they were increasing avocado prices.

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April 5, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and inconspicuous consumption
April 5, 2019
The Inconspicuous Consumption That Shouts Your Wealth

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March 29, 2019
aluminum cans Diet Coke
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 25, 2019
de minimis exemption
March 25, 2019
What You Might Not Know About Cardboard Boxes

Easy to ignore, the quantity of cardboard boxes that we demand has soared because of the incentives created by Amazon Prime.

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March 22, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and award incentives
March 22, 2019
When Awards Give Us More or Less Than We Expect

While awards are all about recognition, inspiration, and appreciation, sometimes they are not exactly what we expect them to be.

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March 21, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and economic indicators
March 21, 2019
What Counting Cranes Can Tell You

To our list of less traditional economic indicators like the men's underwear index, we can add the cranes that help to build our skyscrapers and stadiums.

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March 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and laissez-faire countries
March 19, 2019
A 2019 Update: The World’s Top and Bottom Laissez-Faire Countries

The Index of Economic Freedom is a handy source of data for judging whether or not a government has a laissez-faire philosophy.

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March 15, 2019
Biden's spending proposals
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 14, 2019
remote work and fertility
March 14, 2019
What We Should Know About Gen Z

Just 7 to 22 years old, Generation Z has begun to exhibit characteristics that differentiate them from previous generations.

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