by Andrew Moran | Mar 8, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
At this point in US politics, it is almost guaranteed that every budget submitted by a president will involve more spending and federal deficits, completely disregarding future generations. This week, the American people will be presented with the Biden budget, a plan...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 5, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Ending days of heady speculation, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has signified that she is willing to back the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. “We have agreed to remove the carried interest tax provision, protect advanced manufacturing, and boost our clean...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 19, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
President Joe Biden, his administration, and the Democratic leadership claimed for months that the Build Back Better Act would not cost U.S. taxpayers a single penny, despite the hefty price-tag attached to the legislation. New non-partisan analysis by the CBP shows...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 18, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Economic Affairs News
If you want to see how the Federal Reserve influences financial markets and gives certain segments of Wall Street a push, then look no further than the bond market. The U.S. central bank has been actively purchasing both government debt and corporate bonds since the...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 14, 2018 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Taxes
To truly understand the state of the nation’s finances, you only need to take a gander at the latest Monthly Treasury Statement. In October and November, the first two months of fiscal year 2019, U.S. government collected a record $458.653 billion in federal taxes. At...
