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Raising taxes is no way to fund an infrastructure bill

With the Covid-19 relief bill behind us, attention is turning to infrastructure — a longstanding priority for President Joe Biden’s economic recovery program. A big infrastructure bill would achieve multiple goals at the same time: putting Americans to work, raising wages, strengthening the economy, improving industrial competitiveness and speeding the transition to green energy. Given the confluence of all of ...

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How will vaccine passports work?

As more Americans get vaccinated, there is increasing talk of “vaccine passports.” There are strong emotional reactions to this idea, positive and negative, but my attempt at a more analytical view leads me to a conclusion that is not entirely satisfying (even to me): America should work to develop vaccine passports but never actually require them. First, I am not ...

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Is China ready for its own Cathie Wood?

Cathie Wood is a superstar. In just one year, her ARK Investment Management took in nearly $40 billion of new money, behind only Vanguard Group and BlackRock Inc’s iShares, each of which has hundreds of funds. Last year, the performance of her flagship ARK Innovation ETF, which holds next-generation tech frontiers such as Tesla Inc and Square Inc, was nothing ...

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