House Democrats propose tax increases in $3.5 trillion budget bill

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House Democrats propose tax increases in $3.5 trillion budget bill

House Democrats on Monday outlined a bevy of tax hikes on corporations and wealthy people to fund an investment in the social safety net and climate policy that could reach…

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Sen. Joe Manchin says there’s no way to pass $3.5 trillion budget bill by September 27

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-WV) attends a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the energy department’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.,…

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The costs of the war on terror after 9/11: $6 trillion and 900,000 deaths

On the evening of September 11, 2001, hours after two hijacked airliners had destroyed the World Trade Center towers and a third had hit the Pentagon building, President George W.…

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How the $1 trillion infrastructure bill will direct billions toward tech spending

A Tesla Model 3 plugged in and charging at a Supercharger rapid battery charging station for electric vehicles in Bersteland, Germany, on March 02, 2021. Thomas Koehler | Photothek |…

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Crackdown on Didi and companies like it could cost China as much as $45 trillion by 2030

A navigation map on the app of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi is seen on a mobile phone in front of the app logo displayed in this illustration picture taken July…

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Global tourism collapse: Vaccine inequality could cost poor countries $1.4 trillion

In a report published Wednesday, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that even with more of the world’s population vaccinated, the economic impact of the pandemic…

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Treasury says tax gap to balloon to $7 trillion, calls for beefed-up IRS

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The Treasury Department estimates that the difference between how much Americans owe in taxes and how much they…

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Apple (APPL) bull expects iPhone maker to hit $3 trillion market cap in 2022

Various models of the Apple Inc. iPad at the company’s Yeouido store during its opening in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty…

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The Day – Infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7 trillion White House offer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects for an ambitious infrastructure deal were thrown into serious doubt late Friday after the White House reduced President Joe Biden’s sweeping proposal to $1.7 trillion but…

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What’s in Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will pitch Congress on $1.8 trillion in new spending and tax credits aimed toward children, students and families, senior administration officials said. Biden will unveil…

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