Inflation & Taxes
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AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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Property Taxes Invert the Moral Order of Ownership
True reform means cutting them now and eliminating them over time.
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Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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Deregulation Must Drive the Rideshare Industry
Streamlined regulations and fair insurance rules can make rideshares safer, more affordable, and more competitive — benefiting drivers, riders, and the broader transit system.
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Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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Chicago’s Hotel Tax Gamble: Raising Prices to Attract Tourists
By hiking its hotel tax to 19 percent, Chicago is funding marketing meant to draw visitors — but higher costs are likely to deter the very tourists it hopes to attract.
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Why Gold Continues to Buck Trends and Outperform Stocks
Geopolitical tensions and the global financial system have changed dramatically since 2000. Markets rise and fall; what’s propelling gold?
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Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?
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AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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•
Property Taxes Invert the Moral Order of Ownership
True reform means cutting them now and eliminating them over time.
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Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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Deregulation Must Drive the Rideshare Industry
Streamlined regulations and fair insurance rules can make rideshares safer, more affordable, and more competitive — benefiting drivers, riders, and the broader transit system.
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Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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Chicago’s Hotel Tax Gamble: Raising Prices to Attract Tourists
By hiking its hotel tax to 19 percent, Chicago is funding marketing meant to draw visitors — but higher costs are likely to deter the very tourists it hopes to attract.
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Why Gold Continues to Buck Trends and Outperform Stocks
Geopolitical tensions and the global financial system have changed dramatically since 2000. Markets rise and fall; what’s propelling gold?
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Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?