Contribution by R. J. Sigmund from his “environment, energy, & related news from the week ending April 5th.” Chemicals Shortly before we left Livingston County Michigan, there was a big…

…provision of goods and services, the common good, shall be remunerated with access to more of the nation’s wealth in proportion to that contribution.  That trade between nations will be…

…a fairly strong 3.0% contribution in real terms from consumer spending. Here’s the breakout graph from the BEA: The graph tells the story; both real consumption and investment together increased…

…up their federal Medicaid contribution. If a tax on a provider class does not exceed 6% of the provider’s net revenues, the state can essentially give the tax dollars back…

…manufacturing production is higher by 1.6% than it was one year ago: Although I won’t bother with a graph this month, earlier this year the big difference was the contribution…

…Tax Fairness A privileged handful of America’s billionaire families are increasingly dominating our political system with their unlimited campaign contributions. The billions of dollars of donations these oligarchic clans give…

…and wealth. But Cowen doesn’t link to these proposals. He doesn’t even mention them. He’s not interested in making a constructive contribution to the debate over subsidies or fiscal policy….

…indoctrination, which will destroy their purpose and their contribution to U.S. strength. Given all this, is America still the world’s scientific leader? If so, not for long. And even if…

…401(k) contribution worth 3 percent of base pay. In reality, the notion that Corporate America has a CEO “pay for performance” system is a myth. One common ploy for inflating CEO pay? Stock…

…weight to manufacturing, which is approximately their contribution to the total economy. Because there is some noise in the monthly numbers, I use the three month average of each. On…