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Ah, the air has gotten a bit nippy, and it’s time to revisit what a mess most state finances are!
Here is their announcement video:
(some jazzy music for...
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For this Labor Day, let me check out the latest Social Security news.
I will get to the “news” item in a moment — that is, the bit everybody covers in their annual bits on the Social Security Trustees Report.
There’s a statistical supplement that accompanies this...
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For those relatively new to STUMP, you may not know that I used to have a weekly feature called “Taxing Tuesday” (in my pre-substack days). I’m not just about mortality here, but also public finance, especially tax policy!
Party!
Seriously, though, tax policy can be fun to watch, as with...
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A week ago, the National Public Pension Coalition posted Why Truth in Accounting’s Recent Claims about Pensions are Inaccurate. Back in October 2020, the group posted a similar piece: Texas Stands Up to Truth in Accounting.
There are some major points the NPPC (National Public Pension Coalition)...
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I’m not quite sure why this is “news”.
NYT: Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications
Like an avalanche, the demographic forces — pushing toward more deaths than births — seem to be expanding and accelerating. Though some countries continue to see their populations grow, especially in Africa,...
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It’s boom-and-bust with me for producing videos, alas. It is dependent on many factors, one of which I have some quiet time to make such videos. (With three teens at home, one autistic, this is tough… which is why I did two of these videos are from my van,...
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Yesterday, I gave testimony to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board: [mine begins at about 1 hour, 4 minutes]
I had prepared remarks which are about 10 minutes, and the remaining 20 minutes of my time are Q&A.
Here...
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Democrats are revving up to undo Trump-era tax levels by jacking up the rates, but wait, here are some Democrats claiming the taxes are too damn high:
New York is taking another run at repealing SALT cap
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s spin on the tax hikes in the state budget approved...
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I am skeptical about the long-lasting results from the multiemployer pension bailout
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I haven’t forgotten the MoneyPalooza Monstrosity — while I have addressed the multiemployer pension bailout portion, I have yet to address the much bigger portion, funds going directly to state and local governments.
Issues I want to address:meepbobeep
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