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CA Lawmakers Proposed $236 Billion+ in New Taxes Despite Record Revenue
Despite taking in record state tax revenue over the past year, California lawmakers proposed more than $236.4 billion in new taxes and fees in 2021, finds the annual “Tax and Fee Report” just released by the California Tax Foundation. Over the past twelve months, lawmakers proposed 74 different tax and ...
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‘Workers’ Who Don’t Complain When They Don’t Make The Minimum Wage
With California losing a seat in the U.S. House because due to its flat population growth, maybe Sacramento should try to convince Washington to count robots as residents in the next census. Because they’re on their way. In the first nine months of 2021, North American companies “added a record ...
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New Federal Spending Will Hurt Entrepreneurs More Than It Helps
By Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden Since the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington has authorized nearly $6 trillion in new outlays. Much of it was directed toward helping small businesses. But are America’s entrepreneurs better off for this big spending? The evidence says no. Massive expenditures, which could ...
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Wayne Winegarden Talks Entrepreneurship on Jimmy Barrett Show
Listen to PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss inflation and how the government’s pandemic spending may have hurt lower-income Americans, and the latest paper in PRI’s Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series on “The Jimmy Barrett Show” on KTRH Radio in Houston. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/JIM-B-SEG-2-DR.-WAYNE-WINEGARDEN-11-30.mp3
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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Entrepreneurship Study on Iowa PBS Market to Market
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses inflation, infrastructure and the latest Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity study on how government pandemic policy negatively impacted entrepreneurs with host Paul Yeager on Iowa PBS’ “Market to Market”.
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Mark Mills – The Cloud Revolution
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark Mills joins us to discuss his new book “The Cloud Revolution,” which explores how the convergence of new technologies centered around the Cloud has the potential to unleash the next great American economic boom and could set the stage for another “Roaring ‘20s”.
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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Infrastructure Bill on Insight with Vicki Gonzalez
Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss the federal infrastructure bill and the impact of higher spending on future entrepreneurship on “Insight with Vicki Gonzalez” on Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 15:45 mark. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/insight-211129-full-show.mp3
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Listen: How pandemic “relief” hurt entrepreneurs
Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, author of PRI’s Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series on entrepreneurship, discuss how government pandemic “relief” policies actually hurt entrepreneurs on “Mornings on Main Street” with host Bill Main on WDUN Radio in North Georgia. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dr-Wayne-Winegarden-fini-Mornings-on-Main-Street.mp3
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Wayne Winegarden Talks Impact of Biden Plan on Entrepreneurship in USA Today
‘Crazy’ or ‘much ado about nothing’? How Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan could affect inflation By Paul Davidson The White House says its sprawling Build Back Better legislation will create a new foundation for American households, a kind of social infrastructure for low- and middle-class families. Many Republicans and ...
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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Impact on Biden Plan on Economy, Entrepreneurship in Detroit News
“Everything is going up” on Thanksgiving Menu By Breana Noble and Candice Williams Michiganians should expect to pay more for Thanksgiving dinner this year as labor shortages, inflation, and other supply-chain issues lead to increasing prices at the grocery store . . . “Boring Uncle Joe is going to be ...
CA Lawmakers Proposed $236 Billion+ in New Taxes Despite Record Revenue
Despite taking in record state tax revenue over the past year, California lawmakers proposed more than $236.4 billion in new taxes and fees in 2021, finds the annual “Tax and Fee Report” just released by the California Tax Foundation. Over the past twelve months, lawmakers proposed 74 different tax and ...
‘Workers’ Who Don’t Complain When They Don’t Make The Minimum Wage
With California losing a seat in the U.S. House because due to its flat population growth, maybe Sacramento should try to convince Washington to count robots as residents in the next census. Because they’re on their way. In the first nine months of 2021, North American companies “added a record ...
New Federal Spending Will Hurt Entrepreneurs More Than It Helps
By Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden Since the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington has authorized nearly $6 trillion in new outlays. Much of it was directed toward helping small businesses. But are America’s entrepreneurs better off for this big spending? The evidence says no. Massive expenditures, which could ...
Wayne Winegarden Talks Entrepreneurship on Jimmy Barrett Show
Listen to PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss inflation and how the government’s pandemic spending may have hurt lower-income Americans, and the latest paper in PRI’s Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series on “The Jimmy Barrett Show” on KTRH Radio in Houston. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/JIM-B-SEG-2-DR.-WAYNE-WINEGARDEN-11-30.mp3
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Entrepreneurship Study on Iowa PBS Market to Market
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses inflation, infrastructure and the latest Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity study on how government pandemic policy negatively impacted entrepreneurs with host Paul Yeager on Iowa PBS’ “Market to Market”.
Mark Mills – The Cloud Revolution
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark Mills joins us to discuss his new book “The Cloud Revolution,” which explores how the convergence of new technologies centered around the Cloud has the potential to unleash the next great American economic boom and could set the stage for another “Roaring ‘20s”.
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Infrastructure Bill on Insight with Vicki Gonzalez
Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss the federal infrastructure bill and the impact of higher spending on future entrepreneurship on “Insight with Vicki Gonzalez” on Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 15:45 mark. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/insight-211129-full-show.mp3
Listen: How pandemic “relief” hurt entrepreneurs
Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, author of PRI’s Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series on entrepreneurship, discuss how government pandemic “relief” policies actually hurt entrepreneurs on “Mornings on Main Street” with host Bill Main on WDUN Radio in North Georgia. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dr-Wayne-Winegarden-fini-Mornings-on-Main-Street.mp3
Wayne Winegarden Talks Impact of Biden Plan on Entrepreneurship in USA Today
‘Crazy’ or ‘much ado about nothing’? How Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan could affect inflation By Paul Davidson The White House says its sprawling Build Back Better legislation will create a new foundation for American households, a kind of social infrastructure for low- and middle-class families. Many Republicans and ...
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Impact on Biden Plan on Economy, Entrepreneurship in Detroit News
“Everything is going up” on Thanksgiving Menu By Breana Noble and Candice Williams Michiganians should expect to pay more for Thanksgiving dinner this year as labor shortages, inflation, and other supply-chain issues lead to increasing prices at the grocery store . . . “Boring Uncle Joe is going to be ...
