His proposed public-infrastructure plan is, of course, a fraud. Democrats beware.
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Government Needs to Start Hiring People
Today on TAP: Things Washington can do a lot better than the private sector
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Unsanitized: Aid Package Status Update
How individuals and businesses will navigate the system for relief. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 2, 2020.
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Hospital Bailouts Begin—for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms
Hospitals weighed down by debt to their private equity owners set to receive taxpayers’ dollars
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A Stimulus Needed for Graduating Seniors
Today on TAP: State and local governments should resume hiring
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Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
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What Members of Congress Can Do After the Bailout
Despite passage, policymakers must be persistent and engaged in the implementation stage.
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Union Wins $3 Billion to Protect Airport Workers
SEIU persuades Congress to dedicate funds in the stimulus legislation to keeping 100,000 airport workers solvent.
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It’s Time to Revive the Excess Profits Tax
As during the world wars, companies that profit because of the crisis should not grow rich just because of the crisis.