Election 2016

Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary Nominee (Nov. 30)

—————————————– Today, President-elect Trump announced that he will tap Steven Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary.  Not a particular  surprise — chair of the Trump campaign’s fundraising team, member of Yale’s Scull & Bones, and an early favorite for the position — Mnuchin and his political and policy views are nevertheless mostly a mystery outside his Wall Street …

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Jobs, Good Wages, and Statistics (Nov. 4)

Mike & Co., Today marked the last new national economic data that voters will see before the elections on Tuesday and they have proved very good for the country.  Today’s BLS data indicated important proof of a strengthening recovery that redounds to HRC’s advantage. Below we outline the most important details of the job report, as well as …

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Recess Roundup Part II (Oct. 17)

Mike & Co., Recent election news cycles have included precious little on a number significant fiscal and financial policy developments since Congress adjourned to go campaign.  These developments  may not be getting as much media attention as Trump’s gaffe du jour right now.  But some will get more eventually. We outline below a number of the key developments crowded out …

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2nd Presidential Debate/Econ. & Financial Issues (Oct. 10)

Mike & Co. — The second Presidential debate last night  focused mostly on personal qualifications, the histories of each candidate, and foreign policy.  But economic issues policy issues, especially tax policy, still came in for their fair share of debate, with heaping portions of demagoguery.  You can find an abridged version of the 2nd debate that …

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VP Debate/Econ. & Financial Issues (Oct. 5)

Mike and Co., The VP debate last night did not make much news on the economic policy front.  Perhaps the most resonant moment of the debate came when Sen. Kaine drew the contrast between HRC’s “you’re hired” vision and Mr. Trump’s “you’re fired” trademark reputation.  Kaine also started to scratch the surface on Mr. Trump’s unethical …

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Trump Urges Yuge Tax Cuts and New Debt (Sep. 16)

Mike & Co. — In a speech before the Economic Club of New York yesterday, Trump laid out a passably detailed economic plan.  Some of the speech provides marginally clearer outlines of previously stated tax policy.  The rest of it walks back the most egregious and heavily criticized aspects of his las major economic policy address …

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Alt-Right/Trump and Immigration: the Price of Protection (Aug. 25)

Mike & Co. – Over the last 48 hours, Donald Trump has elaborated on his immigration policy, noting that while many illegal immigrants would be deported, those not deported would instead pay “back taxes.”  While widely reported as a “softening” of his traditional rhetoric, these new details raise serious questions about how tax delinquency could be used as a legal …

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