Alternative Energy
Automation Giveth and Taketh Away
A boon to industry is a potential burden to society. Here the gains in output, cost and safety that automation brings are weighed against job losses and wider income inequality for workers.
Topic
Taxes
7 analyses
Business
Net Effects of Illegal Immigration
Immigration and the U.S. economy are delicately intertwined. After looking at unauthorized workers in the labor force, the taxes they pay and the benefits they use, the author concludes that immigration appears to be good for the economy.
Business
Religious Institutions Should Pay Taxes
Argues that religious institutions should pay taxes, describing religion as a multi-billion dollar industry subsidized by American taxpayers and pointing to the wealth of some church leaders.
Economics
Affordable Education Requires Reform
Education is a pillar of modern society. Rather, it would be if it were not rife with inequality and greed.
Economics
Legalization of Cannabis
Makes the case for legalizing cannabis nationwide, citing lower enforcement costs, fewer possession arrests, new tax revenue and jobs, and its medical use as a substitute for opiates.
Alternative Energy
Balancing the Federal Budget: Summary
Pulls the Balancing the Federal Budget series into a master plan and argues that balance can be achieved, but it won’t be easy. It pairs more spending on science, education and infrastructure with cuts to defense and a single-payer health care system meant to lower costs.
Economics
Balancing the Federal Budget: Taxes
The objective of a taxation system is to cover federal expenditures, but it’s falling short in the United States.