Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Basics: Is That a Good Economic Development Deal? A Checklist UPDATED

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In my last post , I discussed one of the most important sets of questions regarding any proposed economic development subsidy: How much does...
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Friday, May 9, 2014

Basics: Is that a good economic development deal? Using the Megadeals database

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It's a familiar situation: business and government officials are promoting a new economic development deal which naturally includes subs...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

April Tax-Cast Now Available

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The Tax Justice Network's Tax-Cast has just been released, with stories on US states fighting against tax havens, an interview with TJN...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Everything You Need to Know About Tax Freedom Day®

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Today, April 21, is 2014 Tax Freedom Day®, according to the Tax Foundation . The Tax Foundation is not exactly known for unbiased research, ...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Reading Piketty

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Like everyone else, it seems, I'm reading Thomas Piketty's (many good links there, including the technical appendix) Capital in the...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Real Wages Rise Slightly but Remain below Peak for 41st Straight Year

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Remember the Economic Report of the President ? If you've been reading this blog for at least a year, of course you do. It's where w...
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

RIP BartCop

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I'm a little late on this, but I would be remiss if I did not mention the recent death of Terry Coppage, aka BartCop . Bart died March 5...