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A More Effective Safety Net, Not A Basic Income, Will Help Lift People Out of Poverty
A More Effective Safety Net, Not A Basic Income, Will Help Lift People Out of Poverty Wayne Winegarden and Nikhil Agarwal December 2024 2024 was a good year for proponents of a universal basic income (UBI). Following the 2019 experiment in Stockton, UBI pilot programs are underway across cities in ...
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The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
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Learn more about Trump's tax plan
How Trump’s Tax Plan Could Affect the Middle Class
Another key factor among the 2017 tax law changes enacted during Trump’s first term was the provision that brought the U.S. corporate income tax rates in line with those levied in Europe and Asia. “This tax reduction improved U.S. economic competitiveness, accelerating income growth for middle-class families,” said Wayne Winegarden, ...
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Tevi Troy – The Power and the Money
This week, Tevi Troy – acclaimed presidential historian, former White House aide and Deputy Secretary of Health, joins us to discuss his terrific new book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. Plus Rowena and Tim discuss the latest Trump cabinet ...
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Spending Watch
While National Economic Performance Has Supported State Revenue Growth, Greater Spending Restraint Is Still Required
While National Economic Performance Has Supported State Revenue Growth, Greater Spending Restraint Is Still Required Wayne Winegarden and Nikhil Agarwal November 2024 Three months into the 2024-25 fiscal year, state revenues are outperforming lowered expectations. Should these trends continue, the FY2025-26 budget process may avoid the crushing deficit problem that ...
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Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea
READ THE PDF Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea “The geopolitical crisis surrounding our country has risen to the point where war could break out at any moment,” Shigeru Ishiba declared in a September 25 article posted on the website of the Hudson Institute, ...
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Learn more about how taxes harm economic activity
Does San Diego County’s Measure G measure up?
There’s no denying that the crumbling section of the coastal bluff near Del Mar that holds up the only rail line linking San Diego to the rest of California needs to be shored up. But is a tax hike necessary to get the job done? No, but that’s never stopped ...
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Learn more about LNG exports
The High Costs Of Obstructing LNG Exports
Thanks to plentiful natural gas, consumers have access to affordable and reliable electricity, an often preferred heating/cooking fuel, and an energy source that has helped reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Greater use of natural gas is also consistent with the strong preference of “American voters across demographics and partisanship” for “an ‘all of ...
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Read about California's latest move against Elon Musk
SpaceX Delaunched In California
The California Coastal Commission voted 6-4 last week to oppose Musk’s plans to launch as many as 50 SpaceX rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Musk’s response was to take the agency to court, which he did Tuesday, claiming in a lawsuit that it ...
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Rise Of The Machines
Some years ago, in 2018, when the minimum wage in California was $11 an hour for companies with 26 or more employees, a Pasadena burger joint hired a machine named Flippy to turn patties on the grill. “The world’s first autonomous kitchen assistant,” an “upgrade on a human line cook,” ...
Spending Watch
A More Effective Safety Net, Not A Basic Income, Will Help Lift People Out of Poverty
A More Effective Safety Net, Not A Basic Income, Will Help Lift People Out of Poverty Wayne Winegarden and Nikhil Agarwal December 2024 2024 was a good year for proponents of a universal basic income (UBI). Following the 2019 experiment in Stockton, UBI pilot programs are underway across cities in ...
The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
Learn more about Trump's tax plan
How Trump’s Tax Plan Could Affect the Middle Class
Another key factor among the 2017 tax law changes enacted during Trump’s first term was the provision that brought the U.S. corporate income tax rates in line with those levied in Europe and Asia. “This tax reduction improved U.S. economic competitiveness, accelerating income growth for middle-class families,” said Wayne Winegarden, ...
Tevi Troy – The Power and the Money
This week, Tevi Troy – acclaimed presidential historian, former White House aide and Deputy Secretary of Health, joins us to discuss his terrific new book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. Plus Rowena and Tim discuss the latest Trump cabinet ...
Spending Watch
While National Economic Performance Has Supported State Revenue Growth, Greater Spending Restraint Is Still Required
While National Economic Performance Has Supported State Revenue Growth, Greater Spending Restraint Is Still Required Wayne Winegarden and Nikhil Agarwal November 2024 Three months into the 2024-25 fiscal year, state revenues are outperforming lowered expectations. Should these trends continue, the FY2025-26 budget process may avoid the crushing deficit problem that ...
Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea
READ THE PDF Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea “The geopolitical crisis surrounding our country has risen to the point where war could break out at any moment,” Shigeru Ishiba declared in a September 25 article posted on the website of the Hudson Institute, ...
Learn more about how taxes harm economic activity
Does San Diego County’s Measure G measure up?
There’s no denying that the crumbling section of the coastal bluff near Del Mar that holds up the only rail line linking San Diego to the rest of California needs to be shored up. But is a tax hike necessary to get the job done? No, but that’s never stopped ...
Learn more about LNG exports
The High Costs Of Obstructing LNG Exports
Thanks to plentiful natural gas, consumers have access to affordable and reliable electricity, an often preferred heating/cooking fuel, and an energy source that has helped reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Greater use of natural gas is also consistent with the strong preference of “American voters across demographics and partisanship” for “an ‘all of ...
Read about California's latest move against Elon Musk
SpaceX Delaunched In California
The California Coastal Commission voted 6-4 last week to oppose Musk’s plans to launch as many as 50 SpaceX rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Musk’s response was to take the agency to court, which he did Tuesday, claiming in a lawsuit that it ...
Rise Of The Machines
Some years ago, in 2018, when the minimum wage in California was $11 an hour for companies with 26 or more employees, a Pasadena burger joint hired a machine named Flippy to turn patties on the grill. “The world’s first autonomous kitchen assistant,” an “upgrade on a human line cook,” ...
