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Canada Cuts CorporateTaxes by 30% and Still Economic Malaise Prevails
The Republican platform calls for cutting corporate tax rates to promote economic growth. We would all agree it would be great if it put people back to work! Does it work as promised? Here’s another natural experiment that demonstrates it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Inequality, Taxes
Tagged Canada, corporate taxes, economy, effective rate, fairness, federal taxes, GDP, inequality, regressive taxation, taxes
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Criminal Sentencing Appears to be Sensitive to Election Cycles
According to a new study in Washington state, elected judges give more severe sentences during the lead up to their elections. The following graph depicts sentence severity across the political cycle. Note the rise in sentence severity prior to the … Continue reading
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Tagged blind justice, criminal justice, criminology, elections, fairness, justice, sentences
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Top 10 Most Profitable Companies Paid ~9% Tax Rate
Ritholtz reports on a new study demonstrating the 10 most profitable U.S. companies paid an average of 9% in federal taxes last year. “These low rates are particularly shocking given that the official tax rate is 35%. The study also … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Inequality, Taxes
Tagged corporate taxes, economy, effective rate, fairness, federal taxes, inequality, regressive taxation, taxes
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Texas GOP Platform Calls for Repeal of the Voting Rights Act!
On page 5 of the 2012 Texas Republican platform one can find this policy objective: “Voter Rights Act – We urge that the Voter Rights Act of 1965 codified and updated in 1973 be repealed and not reauthorized.” Words that … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, equity, fairness, GOP, government, human rights, platform, Texas, voting rights act
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It’s All Connected: Inequality, Trust, Fairness and Happiness
Another Study Confirms Inequality Matters Despite great increases in GDP American’s over the past 50 years do not report being more happy. In other countries a direct relationship between economic growth and happiness has been observed but not in the … Continue reading