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Who’s really to blame for inflation

Big corporations are taking advantage of the expectation of higher prices to rack up huge profits. Costs for big corporations are coming down, but companies are choosing profiteering over passing their savings on to customers. By Lindsay Owens By now, you’ve probably heard the good news. After more than a year of surging inflation, gas

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There’s a miracle in Washington, and it’s all about taxes

New York Times Guest Essay  by Steven Rattner, August 2, 2022. Even in Washington, miracles sometimes happen. Less than a week ago, any tax and spending deal in Congress — let alone a meritorious one — seemed utterly implausible. But the new package announced on Wednesday is a step in the right direction on several of

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