Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category
Link:https://www.npr.org/2020/10/29/929127255/what-is-bidenomics
Biden has proposed an economic plan to contain the coronavirus while opening the economy again when it is safe to do so. His plan primarily focuses on affordable child care, creating more jobs in the green energy sector, and closing the racial wealth gap. This podcast discusses his plans to raise taxes on the wealthy, remove certain deductibles for these individuals, and increase taxes on corporations in order to fund some of these programs.
Original Air Date: October 29, 2020
Length: 9 minutes 42 seconds
Link: https://www.aeaweb.org/research/taxing-hidden-wealth-daniel-reck
This podcast discusses research conducted by Daniel Reck regarding the enormous amount of wealth American’s keep overseas to avoid being taxed. Different policies that were enacted, specifically in 2008, aimed to increase the disclosure of offshore wealth, which were somewhat successful in the prevention of tax evasion.
Original Air Date: September 30, 2020
Length: 18 minutes 4 seconds
Link: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/24/744962126/episode-929-could-a-wealth-tax-work
2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to impose a wealth tax on the ultra wealthy, which would generate billions of dollars of revenue. This tax would include any assets, securities, trusts, bank deposits and more. How will the United States make this tax work when it has failed so many times in European countries?
Original Air Date: July 24, 2019
Length: 22 minutes 36 seconds
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/02/14/585844313/stimulus-response
Summary: What would a liberal economist say about the state of America’s economy today? THE INDICATOR discusses how the country’s economy may need some form of stimulus to boost further economic growth. However, would the benefits of the short run stimulus for the economy that we say we need, outweigh the cost of the long-term tax cuts?
Original Air Date: February 14, 2018
Length: 6 minutes 30 seconds
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/02/07/584032956/obama-trump-and-trade
Summary: THE INDICATOR discusses the Trump administration trade policy thus far regarding the tariffs on solar panels and washing machines that were implemented during Obama’s administration. How much of an impact do tariffs actually make on a country’s economy, if they do at all?
Original Air Date: February 7, 2018
Length: 5 minutes 18 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/07/07/535987825/episode-782-budget-time
Summary: The Planet Money team uses a ten minute block of time to demonstrate the allocation of the U.S. federal budget. Each program gets the same percent of ten minutes as the percentage it makes up of the total budget.
Original Air Date:July 7, 2017
Length: 15:49
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/14/life/fewer-smokers-means-looming-defaults-state-bonds
Summary: In 2016 states collected over $25 billion from tobacco settlements. Marketplace looks at the criticisms of how that money is allocated and what states will do when that money runs out.
Original Air Date: April 15, 2016
Length: 6 minutes 59 seconds
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/13/business/eitc
Summary: A 2016 study finds brand name tax branches targeting areas with a concentrated population of people receiving the income earned tax credit.
Original Air Date: April 15, 2016
Length: 1 minute 32 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/13/455941812/episode-663-money-trees
Summary: The Planet Money team investigates ‘carbon offsetting’ and the good it does for the environment as well as the pros and cons that accompany it.
Original Air Date: November 16, 2015
Length: 17 minutes 52 seconds
Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/06/19/415804477/episode-634-worst-case-scenario
Summary: The Planet Money team investigate current problems in our economy that could create the next economic crisis.
Original Air Date: July 19, 2015
Length: 16 mins
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