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Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:03 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: finance   

don’t buy it

1) Credit scores will recover, just as they do after other changes, 2) yes, tax bills might go up but it’s unlikely the increase will be as high as current debt payments. So let’s stop arguing over nonsense.

Source: Wiping out the nation’s student-loan debt could have unintended financial consequences for borrowers – MarketWatch

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 6:24 pm on January 21, 2020
Tags: finance, politics ( 48 )   

if private equity is afraid of it

It must mean it’s a good idea for the entire rest of humanity.

Source: Private equity firms fear a Democrat topping Trump in 2020 – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:47 pm on January 10, 2020
Tags: finance   

risky loans…again?

Ordinary workers who were responsible with their personaly finances will be the first impacted through layoffs and less access to loans when the risky moves taken by shady investors turns south.

Source: Leveraged loans risks are growing, regulators warn — Quartz

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:30 pm on January 10, 2020
Tags: finance   

of course not

This has been proven time and again.

Source: New study finds company tax incentives don’t spur economic growth – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 8:40 pm on January 10, 2020
Tags: finance, work ( 59 )   

us / them

The number of layoffs rose in 2019 due in large part to corporate bankruptcies, which were the highest they’ve been in a decade. When that happens, those at the top get golden parachutes and those at the bottom have their healthcare revoked.

Source: The economic divide between the two Americas is growing – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 8:36 pm on January 10, 2020
Tags: finance   

out of reach

Consider that most service industry workers make far less than the $28.29/hour cited in the story, stock ownership is something most people can’t even fathom.

Source: It now costs the average worker a record 114 hours’ pay to buy the S&P 500 – MarketWatch

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:34 pm on January 9, 2020
Tags: finance, work ( 59 )   

inflation is expensive

Living life has gotten more expensive, but the minimum wage hasn’t reflected that reality at all in the last 10 years.

Source: The federal minimum wage hasn’t increased since 2009

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 3:47 pm on January 7, 2020
Tags: finance   

taxes flatter than an illinois horizon

Poor people bear a greater tax burden because the wealthy can afford to find loopholes.

Source: Who pays the lowest taxes in the US? – Vox

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 7:38 pm on December 19, 2019
Tags: finance   

the tcja was a lie

Wasn’t going to work, hasn’t worked and won’t work for anyone other than investors and business owners.

Source: On its second anniversary, the TCJA has cut taxes for corporations, but nothing has trickled down | Economic Policy Institute

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 5:31 pm on December 11, 2019
Tags: demographics ( 29 ), finance, work ( 59 )   

gen x got the shaft

Example #4,572.

Source: Gen X has never recovered from the 2008 recession – Vox

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