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WEBTwo-thirds of American adults say that healthcare issues are getting short shrift in the presidential campaign, according to a new poll from Gallup and West Health.
Why Republicans, Democrats Think Differently About Taxes
WEBAug 18, 2020 · For example, the majority of respondents say they think people who work hard should pay lower taxes. Surprisingly, they also agree that middle-class tax cuts help shrink the federal deficit. While ...
Minimum Wage and What It Buys You: 1950s to Now
WEBApr 4, 2012 · Often looked to as a model era, the 1950s may have been nearly as picture-perfect as Leave it to Beaver seemed to suggest―minimum wage workers could pay rent for a month for less than a week and ...
Trump's Legacy: $7.8 Trillion Rise in Debt | The Fiscal Times
WEBJan 15, 2021 · A number of analysts said they expect the final price tag will be about half of the $1.9 trillion Biden proposed. Economists at Goldman Sachs raised their projections for additional fiscal support ...
9 Changes to the Constitution – How Would You Change It?
WEBJul 3, 2013 · Advertisement. We last amended the Constitution a generation ago. So much has changed since then. The viral-like spread of the Internet was two years away. Pagers were still gaining in popularity ...
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WEBABOUT US. Statement of Purpose. The Fiscal Times (TFT) is a digital news, opinion and media service primarily focused on the federal budget, entitlements, healthcare, taxes and the national debt ...
Bill Clinton’s Surplus Miracle, 20 Years Later | The Fiscal Times
WEBJun 22, 2018 · Beside him, a large chart showed a $150 billion surplus projected through 2003. In retrospect, this forecast looks laughable. We were running deficits again by 2002. Twenty years later, the ...
Pentagon Fails Audit for Sixth Straight Year | The Fiscal Times
WEBNov 17, 2023 · The Pentagon failed its annual financial audit for the sixth straight year, the Defense Department’s chief financial officer announced Wednesday. CFO Michael J. McCord told reporters that the ...
Why Detroit Won’t Have a Pittsburgh Renaissance
WEBJul 24, 2013 · The reasons for this turnaround are clear. Since the steel industry left in the 1980s, causing a mass exodus of people (680,000 lived in Pittsburgh in 1950 compared with 330,000 in 2000) city ...
A Budget Deal That Did Reduce the Deficit | The Fiscal Times
WEBJun 25, 2010 · In an October 16, 1990, study it predicted that the deal would reduce employment by 408 thousand jobs by 1995 and that GDP would be lower by precisely $168.6 billion between 1990 and 1995. Even 10 ...