The Password Nazis Need to Find a New Hobby
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AT&T Is Seriously Sucking Up to Donald Trump
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here is AT&T on the Republican tax plan: June 2017: “AT&T is on pace to invest around $22 billion in the United States this year, CEO Randall Stephenson told CNBC on Thursday….Ahead of the tech meeting, Stephenson told “Squawk Box” the company will increase its…
Gary Cohn Is Dumbfounded. Here’s a Chart to Help Him.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. White House economic adviser Gary Cohn just can’t figure out why the Republican tax plan is so unpopular: “To be honest with you, I don’t know,’’ Cohn said Wednesday at a Washington event hosted by Axios, when asked why the plan lacked public support. Middle-income…
If You Live in a Red State, the Trump Administration Wants to Steal Your Tips
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration has proposed a new rule that allows restaurant owners to collect all tips and then distribute them among both tipped and nontipped employees: The proposal would help decrease wage disparities between tipped and non-tipped workers…such as restaurant cooks and dish washers. These…
These 6 Jaw-Dropping Charts Show Just How Much Rich People Will Gain From the GOP Tax Bill
DeanDrobot/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, House Republicans approved a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill that’s deeply unpopular among Americans. The bill now just needs President Donald Trump’s signature to become a law. Recent analyses by the Tax Policy Center and Joint Committee on Taxation agree: The Republican tax plan…
Republicans Promised to Simplify the Tax Code. They’re Making It Way More Complicated.
President Donald Trump kisses a printed “postcard” tax form at a White House meeting in November with Speaker Paul Ryan, left, and Rep. Kevin Brady, right.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives officially passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut that permanently helps corporations, while providing temporary…