Tax Reform
Tax matters have truly moved to center stage. Republicans have advanced their proposals. Though they differ from Trump’s campaign promises and from the sketch offered by the White House earlier […]
Tag Archives: Trump
No Sign of Excess = No Recession Fear: Households
Recent news of economic strength has sparked as much talk of recession as anything else. Strange as such a reaction might seem at first blush, those worrying point to two […]
The Licensing Scam
While Trump’s economic agenda seems to have stalled in Congress, it has made gains in the regulatory arena. Most recently, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta added his department’s weight to the […]
The German Swindle
Trump, for all his rhetorical clumsiness and intellectual limitations, still sometimes makes a valid point. He does when he says that Germany is “very bad on trade.” However much Berlin […]
Regulatory Reform
This third discussion of a prospective Trump economic policy agenda takes up the matter of regulatory relief. This issue has two aspects: 1) the rollback of the heavy regulatory agenda […]
Business Confidence Hangs on Trump Action
The burst of market enthusiasm over Trump’s election victory clearly has had a reflection in the real business community. Spending on new capital equipment, including the technologies embodied in it, […]
What If Trump Resigns?
Media has begun to buzz with speculation about a Trump resignation before his term ends. The talk is short on specifics. Some sources anticipate impeachment. Others simply imply that he […]
Another Look at the Border-Adjusted Tax
It is truly a mystery why House Speaker Paul Ryan has decided to push this border-adjusted corporate tax plan. He must know its drawbacks compared to other, simpler reform proposals. […]
An Agenda for Trump
The great stock market rally since the election has proceeded on hopes that Trump will keep his more welcome campaign promises and forget others. Now, the White House needs to […]
Death of the TPP
Earlier this week, President Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Since the agreement never took effect and, what is more, was declared a […]
Thirty Tomorrows 