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Regulatory Policy
How Presidents Changed Thanksgiving

One reason that we have had Thanksgiving Economics change is because of decisions from Presidents Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Bush.

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Fiscal policy
Another Color Change for the Presidential Jet

In the order for new presidential jets, President Biden changed the new colors that his predecessor had selected.

Biden's spending proposals
Taxes and Spending
Why Federal Spending Is Tough to Predict for Entitlement Programs

Looking back at Medicare and Medicaid, we can see why there are several versions of spending projections for the American Families Plan.

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Concrete Decisions for the U.S. Transportation Infrastructure

The transportation component of the Biden infrastructure bill included repairing 10,000 bridges and modernizing 20,000 miles of roads.  It also has plans for air, rail, water, and public transport:   The report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)…

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