Thursday, July 11, 2013

Out of Africa

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Sitting in Heathrow on my way back from research and vacation in South Africa. The research is the beginning of a project on investment in...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

U.S. Median Wealth Only 27th in World

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As I discussed last week , U.S. median wealth per adult is lower than many other countries. To be exact, it comes in at #27 for 2012, at $38...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

U.S. Median Wealth Falls by 1/4 in One Year (Maybe)

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Les Leopold's report on Alternet that the United States is only 27th in median wealth per adult (h/t @papicek) is getting lots of well-...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

"Technology Causes Inequality" Refuted

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I'm getting to this a little late due to extensive travel (in South Africa now), but David Cay Johnston has a nice writeup of a recent ...
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Thursday, June 6, 2013

A New, Progressive Tax That Even Republicans Like

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No, there are no typos in the headline. A new tax is sweeping the states , having already passed in both Democratic (Washington) and Republi...
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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Andrew Cuomo Reinvents the Enterprise Zone. Why?

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Via @WNYPlanner, we learn that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed "Tax-Free New York," a plan that would let any busines...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

First-Ever Report on Local Subsidy Transparency Released

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Today, Good Jobs First released the first-ever report ( report , press release ) on local subsidy transparency in the United States, "S...