Author: Will Pennington
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Bankrupt Ballcarriers? How NFL Policy Limits Running Back Earnings
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Data visualization for this article was prepared by Yufei Liu. The National Football League has a major problem on its hands. Or, at least, the league’s running backs do: they aren’t getting paid like they used to, and the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement is partially to blame. After begrudgingly…
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Breaking Down Biden’s “Billionaire Tax”
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In February’s State of the Union Address, the economy took center stage with the arrival of President Biden’s federal budget proposal. At a time of soaring deficit, what was the President’s plan to lower the federal deficit? Raise taxes on the uber-wealthy. Calling attention to the 15% corporate minimum tax…