Key findings: U.S. politics have recently become so chaotic and personality-driven that it’s easy to forget the long-running and high-stakes differences in how conservatives and progressives approach key policy debates. One of the starkest differences is their approach to health care. The conservative prescription for health care is increasing health care users’ “skin in the …
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Donald Trump’s cynical new claim that he would exempt overtime from taxes is a sham. Trump has a long anti-overtime record. While president, he stripped overtime protections from millions by refusing to defend the Obama-era overtime rule in court and instead publishing his own, much weaker rule. Further, Project 2025, which provides a roadmap for …
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“The overtime provisions in Project 2025 comprise a profoundly anti-overtime agenda that will mean millions will be working more for less.” See the impact by state and demographics U.S. law requires that most workers receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. This is a fundamental employment standard that helps …
In 2016, claims that the incoming Trump administration policy agenda would raise inflation were wrong. That is no longer the case.
