Update 172 Recess Recap Trump’s Economic Policy Scorecard As Congress prepares to go on a two-week recess, the Trump administration enters April with has no legislative productivity on big ticket items to its credit, its dreams of passing anything significant before August, a stated tax reform goal, looking remote. Trump made many campaign promises …
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Update 166: SOTU Spectacular — Anything to see here? Tonight at 9 pm ET, Millions will be drawn to the TV as Donald Trump makes his first presidential address to Congress. The anticipation reflects the ongoing and increasing uncertainty about the administration’s policy, which has been eccentric, fluid, and vague on issues of national concern like job creation …
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Update 165: Trump Markets on SOTU-Eve — Rhetoric, Rally, and Reality A couple of hours ago, the Senate okayed Wilbur Ross for Commerce Secretary on a 72-27 vote. He is expected to square the administration’s four percent growth imperative with its hostility toward multilateral trade agreements, domestic spending cuts, even immigration and other commercial restrictions. Amid the …
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Mike and Co., Greeting from North Carolina, where HRC will take the stage within minutes at the campus of NC State in Raleigh, the last rally of the campaign, to make the closing argument in her bid for the presidency. With less than 24 hours before the last polls close, we take a moment to review some …
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
Mike & Co. — The legislative machinery necessary to enact a CR — representing as much progress on the FY17 budget as Congress can make and keep the government running after Friday, the last day of FY16 — has been set in motion. Adjournment is imminent. We’ll go over the final CR then. But the week’s …
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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