#Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’

#Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’

“Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’” Congress is missing an opportunity to combat decades-high inflation by failing to implement tax hikes, former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers asserted on Friday. Summers, a frequent critic of the federal response to inflation, argued that lawmakers should consider raising taxes as another means of…

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#Apple to slow hiring, spending next year: report

#Apple to slow hiring, spending next year: report

“Apple to slow hiring, spending next year: report” Apple intends to slow hiring and spending growth next year in some units to cope with a potential economic downturn, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The potential move would see Apple – the world’s most valuable company – join a growing…

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#Inflation ‘eating his presidency alive’

#Inflation ‘eating his presidency alive’

“Inflation ‘eating his presidency alive’” Polling data shows that American voters are increasingly fed up with President Biden during the recent surge of inflation, a CNN analyst said Wednesday. The dire forecast from CNN data analyst Harry Enten came hours after federal data showed inflation had surged to 9.1% in June — the sharpest rate of…

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#Why red states are winning the post-COVID economy

#Why red states are winning the post-COVID economy

“Why red states are winning the post-COVID economy” The numbers are in: Red states are winning the post-COVID economic realignment, reports the Wall Street Journal, and blue states are losing.  The overall share of US jobs in red states has jumped more than half a percentage point since February 2020. And red states as a…

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