Tariffs and Conflict Reveal Hidden Supply Chain Risks
"U.S. aluminum tariffs and the Iran war—a case study in unintended supply chain vulnerability" https://t.co/UuDRjms7S6 https://t.co/oZgTAVHOS4
Tax Complexity Costs Billions, Not Treasury Revenue
My new Capitolism @TheDispatch - and the debut of the NEW Dispatch Markets vertical - is a deep dive on the ever-growing scourge of US tax complexity: "Americans Paid Billions this Tax Day—But Not to the Treasury" https://t.co/63iDhmrmYH https://t.co/mUdi5gLRvB
Tariffs Drive Steel Producers' Q1 Earnings Surge
Yay, tariffs: "Steel producers tease Q1 earnings surge, citing higher prices" https://t.co/gTHXOvmfrG “The domestic producers don’t [have to pay a tariff], meaning if all steel prices rise, that a lot of that flows to the bottom line for them"
USTR’s Section 301 Probe Flawed Economically, Factually, Legally
We submitted comments on the new US Section 301 investigation of "structural excess capacity," explaining the herculean task USTR has assigned itself - and why its indicated approach would be economically, factually, and legally invalid: https://t.co/55Q4AADU12 https://t.co/INfD60QkjP
Cato Releases Handbook with 100+ Affordability Policies
🚨 NEW TODAY🚨 The @CatoInstitute "Handbook on Affordability," featuring more than 100 policy recommendations to lower the cost of housing, healthcare, education, childcare, energy, transportation, food, everyday essentials , & more: https://t.co/OyGv25KXXO https://t.co/0cLaHQ0gPx
Politician Urged to Hear Small Businesses Hit by Tariffs
Yeah, and he should talk to all the American small businesses crushed by tariffs whether they're "unfelt," too.
Admin Boosts H‑2B Visas, Adding 64,716 Slots
"The administration authorized an additional 64,716 H-2B visas for fiscal year 2026, after initially planning only 35,000." I, for one, would prefer a more open and transparent system where supply and demand aren't determined in large part by whom you know...
AI's Biggest Legacy: Ending the Billable Hour Forever
When the history books are written*, the death of the billable hour might very well be AI's greatest contribution to humanity *Written by AI, obvs https://t.co/s3t8cvnoht
NYC Developers Exploit 99‑Unit Loophole, Merge Buildings
In 2024, NYC offered tax breaks & regulatory relief (labor regs, especially) for new apartment buildings with some "affordable housing" & fewer than 100 units. So, NYC developers built dozens of "99-unit" buildings & then... stitched them back together. LOL.
China’s Tech Surge Marred by Waste, Looming Stagnation
"China’s High-Tech Drive in 10 Charts" https://t.co/SZXnkg9CHZ "There have been tremendous strides, but also great waste and failures, such that China’s economic growth is likely to continue to stagnate and decline." https://t.co/hH3Gu87F81
Government Forces Self‑employed to Fund Interest‑free Loan
This is the injustice: the US government is actively pushing - by threat of fines (and, ofc, eventual imprisonment/violence) - American self-employeds to give Uncle Sam an interest free loan every year (via estimated overpayment).
US Deficit Cuts Essential for Global Current‑account Balance
"Reducing the US fiscal deficit materially and sustainably is the most important US policy prerequisite for global current account rebalancing" This is ignored by many trade deficit hawks bc 1) it contradicts their narrative of the US as innocent victim; 2)...
Self‑Employed Penalties Stem From Complex, Unpredictable Tax Estimates
The best part abt being self-employed in the US is that the government penalizes you for underpaying estimated taxes each quarter - amounts that are often impossible for self-employeds to know in advance due to the tax code's complexity and...
Congress Adds Tax Complexity to Favor or Punish Groups
And yet Congress cannot resist adding new tax complexities (in order to subsidize/punish favored/disfavored groups)
USTR Section 301 Probe Called Pre‑Planned Tariff Sham
Bessent again confirms that USTR's "investigations" under Section 301 will be a reverse-engineered sham pre-determined to reproduce Trump's illegal IEEPA tariff wall: https://t.co/rvwEiNT9tw