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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the key legislative achievement in the first year of the Donald Trump administration, substantially raised the federal debt and disproportionately increased incomes for the most affluent. The effects on economic growth and median wages were modest at best.
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During the height of the first wave of the COVID pandemic, Donald Trump called for the "liberation" of three states (MN, VA, MI) that implemented COVID restrictions. This led to decreased adherence to the restrictions, and an increase in arrests of Whites for crimes related to disobedience.
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Plea bargains in the criminal system are often framed as efficient for all parties while also sorting the guilty from the innocent. However, under a range of scenarios (e.g. if prosecutors derive a career benefit from trial wins), the innocent are more likely than the guilty to plea bargain.
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APSR study: Two New Deal programs (WPA, PWA) provided massive government subsidies to hire workers in the Great Depression. The WPA, wherein the government hired workers directly, substantially increased voter support for the Democrats. The PWA, which subsidized private sector employment, did not.
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JEP study: The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the key legislative achievement in the first year of the Donald Trump administration, substantially raised the federal debt and disproportionately increased incomes for the most affluent. The effects on economic growth and median wages were modest at best.
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JEP study: The biggest corporate tax cut in US history (TCJA 2017) reduced corporate tax revenue by 40%, increased corporate investment by 11%, and boosted economic growth and wages, although by far less than advertised by the TCJA's proponents.
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There Was No Biden Doctrine. That’s the Point – “Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik, though with an internationalist flair.” (Paul Poast)
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APSR study: Two New Deal programs (WPA, PWA) provided massive government subsidies to hire workers in the Great Depression. The WPA, wherein the government hired workers directly, substantially increased voter support for the Democrats. The PWA, which subsidized private sector employment, did not.
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