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Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce – “The president is expected to propose a budget this week that includes cuts in the federal government of a magnitude not seen since the end of World War II, a plan expected to prioritize military and homeland security spending while slashing budgets for a …
“In the United States, the top federal statutory corporate income tax rate (the rate set by law that applies to the highest corporate income tax bracket) has been 35 percent since 1993. Most corporate income is taxed at that rate. With state taxes added in, the top statutory rate is even higher; on average, that …
“Under current law, as of March 16, the Treasury will be at the statutory borrowing limit and will need to use “extraordinary measures” to continue raising cash. Those measures would probably be exhausted sometime this fall.” “The debt limit—commonly referred to as the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the …
Visual Capitalist – This Map Shows U.S. States Renamed for Countries With Similar GDPs – “We’ve previously tried to put America’s $18 trillion economy in perspective using different maps – and we’ve also shown it in the context of the world’s $74 trillion economy. Today’s map, which comes from the Carpe Diem blog at the …
“…These charts illustrate dozens of those links, including meetings between Russian officials and members of Trump’s campaign and administration; his daughter’s ties to Putin’s friends; Trump’s 2013 visit to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant; and his short-lived mixed martial arts venture with one of Putin’s favorite athletes. The solid lines mark established facts, while …
“Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card—assigning letter grades based on the physical condition and needed investments for improvement.”
Maupin, Julie A., Mapping the Global Legal Landscape of Blockchain Technologies (February 14, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2930077 “Blockchain technologies are beginning to push a broad array of global economic activities away from centralized and toward decentralized market structures. Governments should tackle the new regulatory conundrums of an increasingly disintermediated global economy by focusing on …
This infographic, Where Does Your Premium Dollar Go? by the America’s Health Insurance Plans association, actually refutes cost savings claims of the newly introduced legislative replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – referred to as Obamacare.
Fortune – The 100 Best Companies to Work For: Why They Matter:”Since 1998, Fortune has been publishing a list of employees’ 100 favorite companies in the country. The result has been a two-decade tour de force showcasing industry-leading benefits, like Adobe’s six-month paid maternity leave, and mind-bending perks, like Publix’s holiday bonus of up to …
Lemos, Margaret H. and Charles, Guy-Uriel E., Patriotic Philanthropy? Financing the State with Gifts to Government (March 7, 2017). Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series, 2017. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2928969 “Federal and state law prohibit government officials from accepting gifts or “emoluments” from outside sources. The purpose of gift bans, like restrictions …
“The U.S. Census Bureau today released the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report for January 2017. This report includes data for the goods and services trade balance showing three-year highs for exports and imports. January exports of goods and services were $192.1 billion, the highest since December 2014 when they were $197.5 billion. …
Letter in Support of Net Neutrality, March 7, 2017: “…Protecting net neutrality is crucial to ensuring that the internet remains a central driver of economic growth and opportunity, job creation, education, free expression, and civic organizing for everyone. The principles of net neutrality– that all data on the internet should be treated equally, and internet …
