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Underemployment Fell in May | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Laquo; Fannie and Freddie Reform Gets a Boost from the Washington Post. A Small Step toward Tax Equality for Same-Sex Couples. Underemployment Fell in May. June 6, 2010 by Donald. The headline jobs report on Friday was disappointing, as temporary Census workers accounted for almost all of the 431,000 of May’s increase in payroll jobs. As the economics team at PNC. Put it, the jobs report was “all frosting, no cupcake.”. On June 7, 2010 at 7:23 pm. Feel free to mak...
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Energy | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Archive for the ‘Energy’ Category. How Should We Use the Revenue from Taxing Carbon? On February 23, 2016. A US carbon tax could raise $1 trillion or more in new revenue over the next decade. There is no shortage of ways to use it. Tax reformers want to cut business and personal taxes. Budget hawks want to reduce future deficits. Environmental advocates want to invest in clean energy. Progressives want to expand the social safety net. And so on. Policymakers shoul...
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Taxes | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Posts Tagged ‘Taxes’. Britain Builds a Better Soda Tax. On March 22, 2016. Britain will soon tax sugary drinks. Whether you love that idea or hate it, you’ve got to give the Brits credit: They’ve designed a better version of the tax than any other government. Beginning in 2018, the United Kingdom. Britain’s tiering is far from perfect. Why do the tax rates differ by only a third, when the difference in sugar content is often larger? Soda taxes are at best. A limit...
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Immigration | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’. Three Things You Should Know About Dynamic Scoring. On February 27, 2015. The House recently changed the rules of budget scoring: The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation will now account for macroeconomic effects when estimating the budget impacts of major legislation. Here are three things you should know as we await the first official dynamic score. 1 Spending and regulations matter, not just taxes. Former ...
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Return of the Cicadas | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Laquo; The World’s Most Traveled Bird is Still At It. Uncle Sam’s Growing Investment Portfolio. Return of the Cicadas. May 26, 2013 by Donald. Film-maker Samuel Orr is making a full-length documentary of their remarkable lives. But I have to say, his Kickstarter. Promotion video is an outstanding documentary in its own right:. PS Another insect favorite: The Greatest Insect Story Ever. On May 27, 2013 at 12:22 am. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. The $300 Billio...
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Donald | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Http:/ donald marron@yahoo.com. Posts by Donald Marron:. March 22, 2016. Britain Builds a Better Soda Tax. March 2, 2016. Budgeting for Federal Lending Programs Is Still a Mess. February 23, 2016. How Should We Use the Revenue from Taxing Carbon? February 16, 2016. Happy 70th Anniversary to the Council of Economic Advisers. January 29, 2016. What Should We Do with the Money from Taxing “Bads”? December 14, 2015. Should Governments Tax Unhealthy Foods and Drinks?
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Uncategorized | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category. Happy 70th Anniversary to the Council of Economic Advisers. On February 16, 2016. The Council of Economic Advisers celebrates its 70th anniversary this week. You can read a great history of CEA. From its soon-to-be-released Economic Report of the President. CEA has helped develop many beneficial policies through the years. It also helps kill bad ones:. Read Full Post ». Return of the Cicadas. On May 26, 2015. 8220;On Sunda...
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Dynamic Scoring | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Posts Tagged ‘Dynamic Scoring’. Three Things You Should Know About Dynamic Scoring. On February 27, 2015. The House recently changed the rules of budget scoring: The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation will now account for macroeconomic effects when estimating the budget impacts of major legislation. Here are three things you should know as we await the first official dynamic score. 1 Spending and regulations matter, not just taxes.
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Taxes | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category. Britain Builds a Better Soda Tax. On March 22, 2016. Britain will soon tax sugary drinks. Whether you love that idea or hate it, you’ve got to give the Brits credit: They’ve designed a better version of the tax than any other government. Beginning in 2018, the United Kingdom. Britain’s tiering is far from perfect. Why do the tax rates differ by only a third, when the difference in sugar content is often larger? A limited tool for ...
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Environment | Donald Marron
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Musings on Economics, Finance, and Life. Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category. How Should We Use the Revenue from Taxing Carbon? On February 23, 2016. A US carbon tax could raise $1 trillion or more in new revenue over the next decade. There is no shortage of ways to use it. Tax reformers want to cut business and personal taxes. Budget hawks want to reduce future deficits. Environmental advocates want to invest in clean energy. Progressives want to expand the social safety net. And so on. Policymakers ...
