[ad_1] Dear editor: The fact that California’s K-12 schools rank among the bottom 10 should be a rallying cry to all concerned citizens, but Jim Larimer’s blaming of Proposition 13 for California’s education woes is off base. California had the eighth-highest tax burden per capita in the nation in 2019, according to the Tax Foundation;
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[ad_1] <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Politicians have no business trying to run the American economy. Businesses have to persuade people to part with their hard-earned money. When private companies make poor decisions, they suffer the consequences. If they charge too much or the quality of their goods is poor, customers go elsewhere. If they spend
[ad_1] I want to stop here and say I believe, as does Shor, that educational polarization is serving here as a crude measure of class polarization. We tend to think of class as driven by income, but in terms of how it’s formed and practiced in America right now, education tracks facets that paychecks miss.
[ad_1] There are some caveats to consider. For one, a growing number of streamers do not live in the United States, which means cost of living varies widely. In addition, some streamers have disputed the leaked payout data, and even setting that aside, it only extends to Twitch-specific means of monetization like subscriptions. Increasingly, streamers
[ad_1] US interest rates and inflation are on the rise again, which means Americans can expect to pay higher rates for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards. But don’t expect it to lead to higher interest on your savings account anytime soon. Banks don’t want your money. That’s why they’re offering such low rates. Today,
[ad_1] Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation legislation. Set forth below is a summary of the key tax provisions in the proposed legislation advanced by the House Ways and Means Committee. Notably absent from the Ways and Means Committee proposals was any mention of changes to
[ad_1] Lisa Nandy, a shadow cabinet minister, claimed Labour are willing to tax wealth in order to pay for social care. She told Sky News that the government must “make sure that we don’t load an unsustainable burden onto people who can’t bear it”. Nandy explained that she would back a new sustainable approach “if