On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner charted historical trends in corporate tax rates and revenues, highlighting just how little American corporations pay today and how international competition has contributed to the problem. A key component of President Biden’s American … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner charted the significant household wealth increases in 2020, a year in which many suffered while others – particularly the wealthy – prospered. Last year, even as the nation suffered through a pandemic, an … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner charted the nation’s ongoing economic recovery, highlighting encouraging trends in restaurant dining, air travel, and unemployment. Last Friday’s unexpectedly strong jobs report was the latest indication that the economy is reopening, as more … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner highlighted the key takeaways of President Biden’s latest fiscal proposal, explaining just how much of the American Jobs Plan would go toward infrastructure and contextualizing how such spending compares to recent history. President … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner highlighted the gap in vaccinations between the United States and the European Union, documenting how poor vaccine rollout is yet another symptom of the EU’s longstanding inefficiency. Europe has been badly lagging among … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner documented the evolution of American deficits and overall debt, set to reach historic highs in the coming decade. In the post-Covid world, deficit hawks have become nearly an extinct species. That’s too bad … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner contrasted President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan with former President Trump’s $1.9 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, showing the dramatic change in the philosophy of government, in favor of doing … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner explained why the federal minimum wage needs to be increased but also why politics makes the fight for $15 an hour so messy. The decision by the Senate parliamentarian that a minimum wage … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner provided context for the American Rescue Plan, contrasting it with insufficient fiscal spending during the Great Recession and detailing why in 2021 upcoming relief actually surpasses need. The House of Representatives is expected … Continue reading →
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner detailed three different proposals for additional stimulus checks, including one from 10 GOP senators, and discussed why new checks should target those who need them—not wealthier Americans, who history has shown will save … Continue reading →
