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Steve Jobs Tim Cook and shipping out of America' industrial base and with it America's leadership of the Free World
05/26/2025
America's industrial strength, it's industrial base, is one of the four pillars of America's leadership of the Free World. Without it the Free World will fall apart. The other pillars are it's education and it's health care. Underfunding of education with declining enrolment of men in college and lack of factory jobs comes with loss of the industrial base for taxes, taxes avoided by Apple and other companies. All these problems are becoming clear in 2025 as DJT calls for reindustrializing the Nation.
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Trump, Apple relationship devolves with threats
The Hill 05/26/2025
Tech’s Trump Whisperer, Tim Cook, Goes Quiet as His Influence Fades
NYTimes.com 05/26/2025
Tim Cook’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse
WSJ 05/24/2025
Rising state payroll taxes in the U.S. as borrowing from the federal government increases
11/20/2010
Rising state payroll taxes in the US in 2010 acts as a disincentive for hiring. The rising state payroll taxes go to paying back $41 billion in loans from the federal government needed to fund unemployment insurance.
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States Raise Payroll Taxes to Repay Loans
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2010
Job Tax Plan Lands With a Thud
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
Obama Plans to Rescue States With Debt Burdens
New York Times 02/08/2011
Relief for States and Businesses
New York Times 02/09/2011
In Florida, the Unemployed May Face Deep Cuts in Benefits
New York Times 03/31/2011
In Missouri, Extension of Unemployment Pay Is Blocked
New York Times 03/31/2011
GM's (General Motors) tax advantages from the bailout
11/02/2010
An advantage worth about $45 billion in future taxes.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2010
GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Tax Breaks for Bailout Recipients Stir Up Debate
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2010
The Bush tax cuts in 2010.
08/05/2010
In the face of rising deficits, and questions about the future solvency of Medicare and Social Security, there are questions about the Bush tax cuts which expire in December 2010 if not renewed. With high unemployment the consensus seems to be to leave the tax cuts in place for a limited period, and have serious conversation about taxes when a new presidential term begins. A Value added Tax has been suggested by Paul Volcker, similar to that in Europe.
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The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts
BusinessWeek 08/05/2010
New York Times 08/21/2010
Bush Tax Cuts: Now That's Rich
New York Times 08/22/2010
Why the Rich Donât Need a Tax-Cut Extension
New York Times 09/25/2010
Tax-Cut Vote Shows Democratic Divide
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2010
New York Times 12/02/2010
Diamond and Kashyap on the banking crisis and possible ways to frame solutions.
01/20/2010
Ways to structure a bank tax.
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15 Economists Issue Crisis-Prevention Manual
New York Times 06/15/2010
New York Times 01/20/2010
When a Nobel Prize Isnât Enough
New York Times 06/05/2011
The performance of socially conscious economies of Europe and the U.S. economy compared.
01/11/2010
Why Europe compares favorably with the US economy in areas like unemployment when looking at the 24-54 working age group, technology adoption, economic growth when you factor out population growth in the USA, and with higher taxes offset by social benefits for large segments of society.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/2013
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2014
Growth isn’t enough to help the middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/14/2013
New York Times 01/11/2010
New York Times 02/09/2010
Comparative Advantage and American Jobs
Wall Street Journal 01/26/2011
Trump plan to end tax on Social Security benefits is a fatal mistake
08/17/2024
Senator Larson says it is a fatal mistake as lost revenue is not made up leading to a Medicare insolvency in 2031, and Social Security insolvency in 2033. Social security benefits will then by law will be cut in 2033 by 25%, a dangerous step tragic for many on Social Security who are pushed into poverty.
Grouped Articles
CNBC 08/17/24
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 08/17/24
Trump wants to cut income taxes on Social Security. Here's how that would impact your benefits.
CBS News 08/17/24
Loopholes in the tax code
11/18/2010
Grouped Articles
David Ignatius - Why is Congress protecting a tax code that benefits the rich?
Washington Post 11/18/10
Google's U.S. federal tax liability of 18%. GE's low tax rate.
10/28/2010
The US tax rate for corporations at 35%, but the $1.5 billion federal tax liability of Google comes to an effective 18% tax rate. GE's consolidated tax rate of 11.6% from 2005 to 2009. This is also true of other large American companies, raising questions of fairness at a time of budget cuts in education, Medicaid and Medicare. Many U.S. companies, such as Apple, also use offshore tax havens to protect profits from taxes.
Grouped Articles
Apple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panel Finds
Wall Street Journal 05/21/13
Appleâs Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds
New York Times 05/20/13
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Lawmakers Square Off Over Taxes
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Ireland Defends Tax Laws to Critics at Home and Abroad
New York Times 05/21/13
The Corrosive Effect of Apple’s Tax Avoidance
New York Times 05/23/13
Abysmal tax collection in Pakistan and the lack of economic development.
07/18/2010
Tax collection in Pakistan is one of the poorest in the world. This widens the quality of life for the vast majority of people and an afffluent few who run business interests and have agricultural holdings. Infrastructure and essential services such as power and water, roads and health care, all suffer, as a result.
Grouped Articles
Power Outages Hobble Pakistan's Biggest Exporters
Wall Street Journal 12/01/13
Pakistani Taxes Widen Divide Between Rich and Poor
New York Times 07/18/10
Key Party Rejoins Pakistan's Coalition
New York Times 01/07/11
Pakistan's troubled finances: Economic blasphemy
Economist 01/15/11
General Kayani Is Said to Cling to Job in Pakistan
New York Times 06/15/11
Pakistan's Central Banker Resigns
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
S.E.C.
01/15/2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission. Its role in the financial crisis and efforts to focus the S.E.C. on regulation after a period of lax regulation. The SEC under Schapiro.
Grouped Articles
Panel Told of F.B.I. Efforts to Fight Financial Crime
New York Times 01/15/10
A Call for More Regulation at Fiscal Crisis Inquiry
New York Times 01/15/10
SEC's Top Cop Oversaw Deutsche CDOs
Wall Street Journal 04/24/10
SEC Settles Firing Claim For $755,000
Wall Street Journal 06/30/10
SEC to Act Quickly on Risk Disclosure Rules
Wall Street Journal 07/10/10
SEC Enters Overdrive to Prepare for Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 07/12/10
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