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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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August 17, 2026 • 04:40 PM
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Those Who Build and the Politicians Who Take
By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, August 20 2026
There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built. This new version might sound unfair until you listen to Rep. Ro Khanna's (D-Calif.) pitch for an allegedly onetime, 5% wealth tax on California billionaires, tied to November's vote on Proposition 40. Space constraints prevent us from surveying all that's wrong with wealth taxes here. But as a reminder, they raise very little…
 
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"Last night, voters in seven states were asked whether they wanted to reduce property taxes through statewide ballot initiatives. Voters in Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia said yes, while those in Wyoming and Oklahoma said no.These ballot proposals follow dozens of property tax relief measures enacted in recent years in states like Texas, Ohio, and North Dakota.Among…[more]
  
 
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