…by two decades.[2] Of course, removing the cap but keeping the same benefit structure turns SS into welfare, a perennial GOP football. Another alternative would be to leave the cap…

…report from the Center of American Progress (CAP), insurance companies used upcoding (making their policy holders appear sicker than they really are for more compensation) and selection bias (private companies gearing plans…

…15-16% over two decades) could achieve the same “forever” fix you described. “Raising the Cap” Limits: You are correct that raising or eliminating the taxable maximum (the “cap”) does not solve…

…it’s purely monetary. It makes no attempt to model the real economy of production and trade in real goods, but is more of an example of a no KYC casino…

…banks. But the banks themselves are largely staying put. Why? Global chinese capital See charts for China Unfair China Trade Costs Local Jobs Couple of points: 1. Currency manipulation is…

by Rebecca Wilder The Customs Administration announced record trade flows in and out of China in December. Specifically, exports grew at a 17.7% annual pace, while imports surged 55.9% over…

Cactus’s thoughts on taxes got me to thinking about trade, and the purpose of trade. Behavioral economists tried this experiment with people in face to face trade situations. Of course…

I always like this query from AB: Speaking of trade, wandering through the grocery store today, I noticed that they were selling tax software. This naturally lead me to wonder…

The US trade deficit hit a record high of $60bn in November. That means that the US imported $60bn more of goods than it exported that month. This is a…

…what organizations? Via Alternet comes a note in TISA, a trade agreement that tries to frame itself in the private/government rhetoric, but we need to substitute ‘free’ for ‘managed’ trade…