Thomas Catenacci on March 17, 2021 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation Wednesday that would targeting companies who pay executives 50 times more than their median worker. The legislation, titled the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, aims to combat corporate greed and “end outrageous CEO pay,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a press releaseWednesday. Sens….
by Mike Shaner For as long as there have been rulers, there have been people who do not want to be ruled. And people who find such comfort in slavery view anyone not wearing those chains as indecent, insane, and dangerous. The evolution of power in all its dark brutality, if seen from the mountain…
James Altucher, who might best be described as a renaissance man, recently wrote a sobering piece about New York City. Altucher is bearish on the city’s future for a variety of reasons. I don’t quite share his pessimism, especially considering all of the variables likely to affect a NYC comeback—the widespread availability of a vaccine,…
The President and those running to replace him ignore the nation’s $23 trillion in national debt; $18 trillion of which was incurred by the last three presidents. The President’s proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is $4.8 trillion and anticipated revenues are $3.64 trillion, adding another $1.2 trillion to the deficit. Every person living in the…
“No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars,” chided U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., earlier this week. “You didn’t make those widgets,” she added. “You sat on a couch while thousands of people were paid modern-day slave wages … [and] are literally dying because they can’t afford to live.” AOC on why successful…
The data is in. The Trump Tariffs have been highly deleterious to the American economy. Our farmers have had to be rescued with $28 billion in taxpayer aid. Business investment has slowed down to a crawl despite the incentive of the 2017 tax cuts. U.S. manufacturing has also seen a slow down since the middle…
Rap sensation Cardi B made headlines last year when she posted a video attacking the federal government for taxing people too much. Putting it in a way only she can, she asked the government to tell her “What you’re doing with my f–king tax money”. Cardi B is getting into tax policy now. She says…
As an Irishman who tried (and failed) to legally move to your country for over 15 years, it’s very easy to create a fairytale image of how American’s will celebrate this Independence Day. I can imagine being surrounded by family and friends outside, watching our favorite teams playing baseball as the white smoke fills the…
By Anthony Gill On June 24, 2019, nineteen billionaires released a letter to the media entitled “A Call to Action: A Letter in Support of a Wealth Tax.” They urged potential presidential candidates to campaign for and, if elected, implement a new wealth tax that would strengthen America. I hereby offer my own letter in response. Dear…
Audience laughed at Democratic candidate Andew Yang for freezing when asked how he would pay for his universal basic income program.