How tariffs make us poorer: chicken and truck edition
The tariffs governments impose on imported goods are really taxes on consumers. That’s never how they are sold to the public of course. In that telling, tariffs are to protect…
The long term damage tariffs inflict on American workers and companies
One thing the Biden administration has in common with the Trump administration is tariffs. Trump slapped tariffs on a numbers of goods from different nations – and Biden has shown…
Bracket creep could return to state income taxes
Bracket creep was one of the more destructive offshoots of the high inflation 1970s. As people’s wages rose to keep pace with rising prices, they would find themselves in higher…