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Understanding 2025 Tax Payments: Individuals vs Corporations
The April 15, 2025 income tax payments have been made, with individuals paying $537 billion and corporations paying $94 billion. On a comparative basis, individuals paid $185 billion in March 2025, with corporations paying $18 billion. Our tax system … Continue reading
Why Is Inflation Out Of Control In The United States?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath It’s amazing how many people in this country blame rising prices [inflation] on our President. Since inflation is a global problem, blaming our current President makes about as much sense as blaming … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged economics, G20, Inflation, Labor, Productivity, United States, Wages, World
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Economic Releases – Monday, August 22, 2011
Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) Foreign Exchange Rates (H10) Note: Release time is at 4 p.m. Selected Interest Rates Note: Release time is at 4:15 p.m. Commercial Paper Economic and Financial Indicators (updated daily) Federal Reserve Board (updated daily) … Continue reading
The One Percent Fix for the U.S. Economy
By Patricia L Johnson The National Journal article 11 Ways to Jump-Start Economic Growth: Not Increasing the Deficit Edition has a couple of super ideas for jump-starting the economy without spending any money. The first one that caught my eye … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, News and politics
Tagged balanced budget, Dennis Kelleher, Director Progressive Economy project, economics, Ed Gresser, eliminate debt ceiling, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Global Works Foundation, Job Growth, National Journal, One-percent cut, President /CEO Better Markets, Representative Connie Mack IV, unemployment rate
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Two Years – The length of their term, and their level of maturity
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Another day and nothing in sight yet that looks like it might be an end to the debt ceiling argument. The economy keeps getting worse which is exactly what the Republicans want … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics
Tagged Congress, Cut Cap and Balance, Debt Limit, deficit surplus, Democrats, economics, Employment, Great Recession, H.R. 2560, Legislation, President Clinton, President George W. Bush, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, War
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“Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours,”
By Patricia L Johnson The above quote translated from French into English reads “A good sketch is better than a long speech” and is supposedly attributed to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821. I can’t confirm whether or not he said it … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, Deficit Spending, economics, President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Tax-cuts
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Only the Shadow Knows
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah and former Ambassador to China, announced his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on June 21, 2011 with the Statue of Liberty in the background. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections 2012, Government, National Debt, News and politics, Only in America News, U.S. History
Tagged 2012 Election, budget, campaign, Cato Institute, Deficit Spending, economics, Governor Jon Huntsman, President George W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, President William J. Clinton, Reaganomics, Republicans, Tax-cuts, The Shadow
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