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Category: Economics (snooze)

  • Friday Open Comments

    Roth: Canceling student debt doesn’t fix the problem The US government is the largest predatory lender in the country and must get out of student lending The government, particularly at the federal level, has morphed from a protector of individual rights to a bizarre game show. It is consistently giving away cash and prizes to…

  • Property Tax Relief by the Texas Legislature? I think not!

    Anyone who is interesting in Texas politics knows how things are all crazy in Austin during the time that the Legislature is in session.  That being said, on May 1, 2015 Lt. Governor Patrick sent out an announcement that they had passed meaningful property tax relief.  Below is the E-mail announcement. HOUSTON – Today, Lt.…

  • Friday “Movin’ On Up!” Open Comments

    Want to know how to move out of poverty? Or just move up the socioeconomic ladder? Here are the basic lessons: Authors who advocate government action in order to address income inequality and upward mobility are fond of their statistics. An example from Foroohar: The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Economic Mobility Project has found that if…