Government: Combined State+Federal tax burden by state
Oregon has the highest combined tax rate of all states.
Government: How a $105M solution became a $2.6B boondoggle
Incompetence runs amok in Portland's new water plant project as a $105M solution grows into a $2.6B boondoggle.
Policy: Does the US government spend 6x more on those 65+ than on ages 0-17?
True, by leaving out all the local and state spending. In the real world, spending is almost equal.
Policy, Demographics: Newsom wants mandatory “national service”
This will surely work well in a world of shrinking youth cohorts and low fertility rates.
Government: Transfer of funds between states and the Federal government
Pundits often point to states that send money to the Federal government versus those that receive money from the Federal government. But the data does not mean what they think…
Demographics: Labor shortage to be addressed through increased immigration
Several dozen countries have said they will address their low birth rate driven labor shortages by importing "skilled workers" from abroad. The US too.
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Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Policy/Government
Economy: The end of free trade
Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.
Education: 26-40% of education loan recipients admit spending on non-educational expenses
26-40% of education loan borrowers admit spending their loan money on non-education activities, experiences, travel and luxury goods.
Policy: Claims that the rich live off of “loans” and pay no taxes are exaggerated
The wealthy live off of loans and pay no income or capital gains tax. Not exactly, this is a distortion of what is being done.