Prospects for higher US wages and business earnings depend on some initiatives that we can steer. One smart step forward would be a reduction in federal tax rates matched against the elimination of some loopholes for businesses and consumers. A second step forward would be to encourage repatriation of trillions in earnings that businesses parked […]
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Triggering Brexit and Slashing EU Regulations
In June 2016, British voters opted to sever the political ties and rule of laws set by the European Union (EU). Voters chose that direction despite warnings the breakup could damage the British economy by making trade with the European Union’s single market more difficult. The “Brexit” was to be engineered over a couple of […]
Ripple Effects of UK’s Brexit Referendum
Britain’s exit (Brexit) from the European Union (EU) is teed up for a United Kingdom (UK) referendum on June 23, 2016. While it may seem like an insular European issue, Britain’s longstanding cultural, military and trade relationship with the US makes the outcome a matter of potential importance for US consumers. The UK joined the […]