In a move that the conservative Wall Street Journal said would “hurt the economy and his voters,” Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would be imposing steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. [The tariff on steel would be 25%, while the tariff on aluminum would be 10%.] As for why Trump […]
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“The Committee to Defraud America”
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, aluminum, Apollo Global Management, background checks, blue wave, Brad McMillan, Carl Icahn, Carlos Gutierrez, carried interest, Commerce Department, Donald Trump, Dow Jones, Greg Valliere, gun control, gun rights, guns, hedge funds, Hope Hicks, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, impeachment, insider trading, international trade, Jared Kushner, jobs, Joshua Harris, lies, Manitowoc Company, manufactured goods, manufacturing, NRA, Pennsylvania, pro-life, Qatar, Rick Saccone, Rosneft, security clearance, special elections, steel, stock market, tariffs, Tim Murphy, trade war, white lies 78 Comments
Closing tax loopholes for billionaires
I don’t have the time or desire to put together a long post tonight on how our American tax code is unnecessarily complicated, and favors the super-rich. To do it well would be a daunting task, and I’m not up for it at the moment. What I am up for, however, is passing along this […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Politics Also tagged Angel Investor Tax Credit, angel investors, billionaires, call to action, capital gains, Christian Science Monitor, college tax credit, hedge funds, Henry Kravis, loopholes, MoveOn, Paul Allen, private equity, Robert Reich, startup investing, tax loopholes, tax the rich, taxes, the plight of the overtaxed rich, vodka, vodka eyeballing 42 Comments