Inflation & Taxes
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Fed Officials Face Diverging Mandates
Evidence suggests that inflation is relatively widespread, job creation has weakened, the Fed will likely hold the policy rate steady.
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Ditches Seattle After Wealth Tax Vote
Entrepreneurs are exiting high-tax states and taking corporate revenue with them. Why spend years lobbying when you can spend an afternoon on Zillow?
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The End of Pax Americana
America’s retreat from free trade is weakening the economic foundation that sustained Pax Americana for generations.
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Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues the Fed has drifted far beyond its mandate, becoming a “general-purpose agency of government.”
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The Fed Has a Groupthink Problem. Warsh Can Fix It
Evidence shows groupthink has produced suboptimal monetary policy. Kevin Warsh’s out-of-sync views could bring much-needed diversity to the Fed.
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America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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Defusing the Social Security Time Bomb
Minor adjustments cannot fix a pay-as-you-go system strained by demographic reality. Restoring solvency demands structural changes that emphasize ownership.
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Delayed Data Unlikely to Resolve Disagreements at Fed
Fresh data confirm lingering inflation, but data disruptions, policy shocks, and political pressures are complicating the Fed’s next move.
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Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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Are Transfers Replacing Work for America’s Poor?
CBO data show that government transfers now account for a historically large share of income among low-income households. Does today’s welfare system encourage mobility or entrench dependency?
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Fed Officials Face Diverging Mandates
Evidence suggests that inflation is relatively widespread, job creation has weakened, the Fed will likely hold the policy rate steady.
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•
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Ditches Seattle After Wealth Tax Vote
Entrepreneurs are exiting high-tax states and taking corporate revenue with them. Why spend years lobbying when you can spend an afternoon on Zillow?
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•
The End of Pax Americana
America’s retreat from free trade is weakening the economic foundation that sustained Pax Americana for generations.
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•
Warsh: The Fed Helped Create Fiscal Dominance
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh argues the Fed has drifted far beyond its mandate, becoming a “general-purpose agency of government.”
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•
The Fed Has a Groupthink Problem. Warsh Can Fix It
Evidence shows groupthink has produced suboptimal monetary policy. Kevin Warsh’s out-of-sync views could bring much-needed diversity to the Fed.
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•
America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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•
Defusing the Social Security Time Bomb
Minor adjustments cannot fix a pay-as-you-go system strained by demographic reality. Restoring solvency demands structural changes that emphasize ownership.
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•
Delayed Data Unlikely to Resolve Disagreements at Fed
Fresh data confirm lingering inflation, but data disruptions, policy shocks, and political pressures are complicating the Fed’s next move.
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•
Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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•
Are Transfers Replacing Work for America’s Poor?
CBO data show that government transfers now account for a historically large share of income among low-income households. Does today’s welfare system encourage mobility or entrench dependency?