Inflation & Taxes
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Why Didn’t 2008 Bank Bailouts Produce COVID-Level Inflation?
Washington responded to two crises with extraordinary monetary and fiscal interventions. Why did COVID-era stimulus produce soaring inflation when the response to the 2008 financial crisis did not?
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Can Other States Learn From California’s Property Tax Experiment?
Capping property taxes isn’t all upside, but California’s Proposition 13 shows how tax limits can protect property owners from sudden increases and provide greater predictability.
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The Anti-Federalist Warning About America’s Debt Crisis
Brutus feared that unlimited borrowing power would eventually overwhelm political restraint. Congress has accumulated 40 trillion reasons to reconsider that warning.
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Business Conditions Monthly July 2026
Consumers are still spending and businesses are still investing, but housing and hiring have faltered. Growth is uneven and increasingly dependent on a few capital-intensive sectors.
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Elon Musk’s Paper Billions Are Vanishing
The global trillionaire count returned to zero not long after SpaceX’s IPO. Market fluctuations show the danger of imposing cash tax bills on stock-price wealth.
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The $46 Trillion Price of Avoiding Social Security Reform
Delaying Social Security reform would spare politicians difficult choices today while leaving taxpayers with a much larger bill tomorrow.
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Tariff Exemptions are Big Business for Big Business
A tariff may look like a uniform tax. In practice, exemptions give politically connected firms an advantage.
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Hidden from CPI, These Costs Are Eating Away at Real Wages
Official inflation calculations exclude taxes and asset prices. Add them in, and three decades of modest paycheck gains become losses.
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The Fed’s Mortgage Policy Made Homeownership Cost More
The Fed’s mortgage-market policy rewarded existing homeowners, but raised the price of entry for first-time and future buyers.
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Will Trump Accounts Make Every Kid a Millionaire?
The $1,000 seed can grow substantially, but seven-figure wealth requires decades of compounding, continued contributions, and strong market returns.
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Why Didn’t 2008 Bank Bailouts Produce COVID-Level Inflation?
Washington responded to two crises with extraordinary monetary and fiscal interventions. Why did COVID-era stimulus produce soaring inflation when the response to the 2008 financial crisis did not?
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Can Other States Learn From California’s Property Tax Experiment?
Capping property taxes isn’t all upside, but California’s Proposition 13 shows how tax limits can protect property owners from sudden increases and provide greater predictability.
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The Anti-Federalist Warning About America’s Debt Crisis
Brutus feared that unlimited borrowing power would eventually overwhelm political restraint. Congress has accumulated 40 trillion reasons to reconsider that warning.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly July 2026
Consumers are still spending and businesses are still investing, but housing and hiring have faltered. Growth is uneven and increasingly dependent on a few capital-intensive sectors.
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•
Elon Musk’s Paper Billions Are Vanishing
The global trillionaire count returned to zero not long after SpaceX’s IPO. Market fluctuations show the danger of imposing cash tax bills on stock-price wealth.
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The $46 Trillion Price of Avoiding Social Security Reform
Delaying Social Security reform would spare politicians difficult choices today while leaving taxpayers with a much larger bill tomorrow.
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Tariff Exemptions are Big Business for Big Business
A tariff may look like a uniform tax. In practice, exemptions give politically connected firms an advantage.
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•
Hidden from CPI, These Costs Are Eating Away at Real Wages
Official inflation calculations exclude taxes and asset prices. Add them in, and three decades of modest paycheck gains become losses.
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•
The Fed’s Mortgage Policy Made Homeownership Cost More
The Fed’s mortgage-market policy rewarded existing homeowners, but raised the price of entry for first-time and future buyers.
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•
Will Trump Accounts Make Every Kid a Millionaire?
The $1,000 seed can grow substantially, but seven-figure wealth requires decades of compounding, continued contributions, and strong market returns.