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Measuring a tax cut is all about the framing
Mar 21, 2025

Measuring a tax cut is all about the framing

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Are you in the "current policy" or "current law" camp? Plus: The immigrants supporting the caregiving industry.

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“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks about the Fed’s interest rate decision and the latest economic news with Courtenay Brown of Axios and Sudeep Reddy of Politico.

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There's a "mysterious and important" debate in Congress on how to measure tax cuts

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 21, 2025
The fight is over how to frame the numbers, one tax law expert says, because that changes the rhetoric. A Senate adviser will decide.
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Immigrants play vital role in caregiving industry with meager reward

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 21, 2025
Experts worry that restrictions on immigration could lead to a shortage of caregivers as the U.S. population grows older and more infirm.
“America is going to be Florida,” said MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. “We have no plan for credibly meeting that massive change in the long-term care needs of our population.”
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The Leading Economic Index has declined for 3 months straight. Should we worry?

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 21, 2025
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index was down by 0.3% in February — the third consecutive monthly decline.
Three straight months of declines in the LEI signal the economy is facing headwinds. But it's not all doom and gloom yet.
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