Want to Change the Direction of the Country: Support Bidenomics

The next few months will likely determine the direction of the country for the next four years and perhaps longer. The new Administration has done much to undo the Trump legacy through a barrage of Executive Orders. One of those started today with the three-month extension of the opening of the Obamacare/Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. … Read more

Educating Kyrsten Sinema On The Minimum Wage

I’ll admit that I have never been a big fan of Kyrsten Sinema. I have always considered her all show and no substance. When it comes to policy chops, she is a lightweight. (But she is in the Democratic Caucus which counts towards giving us nominal control of the U.S. Senate). But the Republican-biased POLITICO … Read more

Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be

A new IPS briefing paper highlights the unique role of tax policy in wealth concentration. By Chuck Collins, Bob Lord [Cross-posted from Inequality.org] [Note to BfAZ readers: I’ve cut my legal work way back to focus my efforts on helping to reverse the horrendous tax policy choices of the past four decades. This piece I … Read more