residents have swapped out soda and replaced that soda with beer. Pointedly, the study says Seattle’s soda tax “induced” consumers to buy more beer. …The PLoS study, by University of Illinois-Chicago researchers Lisa M. Powell and Julien Lader, ...
New York vs. Florida, Round #5 Posted inBig Government,Competitiveness,Florida,New York,States, taggedBig Government,Competitiveness,Florida,New York,Stateson February 10, 2023|4 Comments » The first four rounds of my New York vs. Florida contest (availablehere,here,here, andhere) largely fo...
But like I mentioned to my wife and daughter as we were eating lunch on Saturday (the first of 2022), it is a new calendar year, but on a new day. A day that will only be with us once in our life. We have new days every day and we can choose to do something of value and ...
The new policy would tax any gain in value for an asset during the calendar year, regardless of whether it’s sold. Capital gains are taxed in New York at the same rate as ordinary income, so the rate would be 8.8%. Given her track record, I’m not surprised that Ocasio-Cortez has...
estimates suggest that the Seattle Minimum Wage Ordinance caused hours worked by low-skilled workers (i.e., those earning under $19 per hour) to fall by 9.4% during the three quarters when the minimum wage was $13 per hour, resulting in a loss of 3.5 million hours worked per calendar ...
By the way, I’m mixing and matching data from several sources, so I’m sure that the numbers from the late 1960s are not a perfect match forthe IMF numbersI used for 1919-2023. That being said, there’s no arguing with the core finding. Massive revenue increases resulted in much hi...
Mark August 16, 3766 on your calendar. According to…researchers at Tohoku University, that’s the date Japan’s population will dwindle to one. For 25 years, the country has had falling fertility rates, coinciding with widespread aging. The worrisome trend has now reached a critical mass know...