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Posts tagged Robert Reich
Congress passes $900B COVID relief package
Stimulus checks, unemployment aid halved; no relief for cities, states, restaurants
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Joe Biden, Congressional Budget Office, Paycheck Protection Program, Robert Reich, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Grover Norquist, J.B. Pritzker, Restaurants Act, Independent Restaurant Coalition
Pensions boost economy, generate revenue
Updated study warns, ‘Taxpayers cannot afford continued assaults on public pensions’
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U.S. unemployment rate trimmed to 7.9 percent
But that’s still highest jobless mark before an election since formal records began in 1948
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Dems take pot shots at GOP COVID relief
Durbin decries abortion restrictions, Garcia says fighter jets ‘don’t help families pay their bills,’ Duckworth lobbies for HEROES Act
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Ted CoxHeroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Foster, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Robert Reich
Rep. Garcia, Sen. Warren move to extend eviction moratorium
Bill would protect all renters through next March
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Lee, Protecting Renters From Evictions and Fees Act, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, J.B. Pritzker, Jan Schakowsky, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Robert Reich, Diane Yentel, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Shamus Roller, National Housing Law Project, Mitch McConnell
Wealth tax: It's not about screwing Scrooge
Like the fair tax, it’s about creating a more equitable taxation system to sustain society
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Ted CoxWealth Tax, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Ebenezer Scrooge, Larry Yando, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Gini Index, Robert Reich, Thomas Piketty, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, J.B. Pritzker, Good Jobs First, Gabriel Zucman
'Silicon Six' cyberbehemoths slick at skirting taxes, says study
IPI pulls boner on ‘Netflix and chill’
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Ted CoxSilicon Six, Illinois Policy Institute, Netflix, Netflix and Chill, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Fair Tax Mark, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Paul Monaghan, Bernie Sanders, Robert Reich, Chevron, Eli Lily, Rahm Emanuel, Urban Dictionary
Farm bankruptcies on the rise
Illinois farmers hold their own as U.S. farm debt projected to hit record $416 billion
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