It’s been an exciting campaign season so far for Americans interested in federal tax reform. Throughout the last few months, candidates in both parties have put tax policy at the center of their platforms, promising to make the federal tax system simpler, fairer, and better for the economy. Many candidates have also begun to issue […]
Progressives are experiencing a renaissance. First, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was chosen as their new hero, and now Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who wears his Democratic socialist label with pride, has energized voters who are dissatisfied with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As his popularity in polls rises, it is […]
Progressives cheered Hillary Clinton last week when she said policy makers need to “go beyond Dodd-Frank.” She didn’t rule out repeal of some sections, but most took it to mean preserve virtually all of the law—which turns five on July 21—plus expand government intervention further into banking. But that praise was short-lived when Clinton’s economic […]
Every presidential campaign season has surprises. Two early surprises are the unexpected surges of billionaire entertainer and sort-of Republican Donald Trump and Vermont socialist-who-comfortably-caucuses-with-Democrats Bernie Sanders. One poll had Trump leading the GOP field in North Carolina while Sanders is surging in New Hampshire and Iowa, where the Clinton campaign is predicting Sanders will win. […]
Americans have the luxury of viewing the drama surrounding the Greek vote to reject a European Union bailout of their bankrupt economy with some detachment. If Greece goes bankrupt, few American financial institutions are directly affected in even a minor way. The consequences for European unity and the future of the Euro currency are not […]