This satellite picture shows how San Juan, Puerto Rico used to sparkle at night: But since Hurricane Maria, no more: Currently, 10% of the island has power. So there is little running water and few fl…
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What’s trending in economics at both the macro and micro levels.
The Washing Machine Trade War
My LG washing machine was more expensive than it should have been. The reason takes us to washing machine dumping and tariffs. The Washing Machine Wars My Korean-made washing machine (and others like …
The Best Places to Grow Old
Looking at adequacy, sustainability, and integrity, we would see that the retirement income systems of 27 nations vary considerably.…
The Best Places For Paying Business Taxes
Talking about U.S. business tax reform, a PWC/World Bank Report shows us that there is so much more to consider than the 35% top rate. The Best Business Tax Places The Report did a country-to-country …
A Lesson From 1986
Yes. we all know that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 is the most recent example of comprehensive tax reform. And yes, it compressed 14 tax brackets into two (15%, 28%) with a third that has been called th…
Where Have All of the Husbands (and Wives) Gone?
If you are an Elvis minister in Las Vegas, you have a problem. Nevada’s marriage rate is way down and so too is the wedding business. The bigger story though, is about shifting marriage markets.…
The Mystery of the Disappearing Restaurants
Used to be we would prepare dinner at home while eating out was occasional. No more. Now, especially for lunch and dinner, someone else prepares the food. The Mystery The Atlantic called it “The…
Choosing the Best Healthcare Country
The one number we can be sure of for the Cassidy-Graham Healthcare Plan is 141. Its length is 141 pages. With no “score” from the Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers have no shared esti…
What Amazon Wants For Its HQ2
Our story starts with one of the transistor’s inventors. According to a Wired article, William Shockley is the reason that Silicon Valley grows chips instead of apricots. Although Shockley Semic…
Why We Buy Our iPhones
With its newest and priciest product launch, Apple has made iPhone conspicuous consumption the reason to buy their phone.…