Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support
Mar 06, 2024 23:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
People caring for elderly or disabled relatives need a break and, in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a proposal to give them one. Whitmers recently proposed $5,000 tax credit, the Caring for MI Family Tax Credit,...
The government’s first 100 days have gone largely to plan – now comes the hard part
Mar 06, 2024 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Although the notion of a governments first 100 days in office is constitutionally meaningless, it has become part of the modern political lexicon. Ever since US president Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase to usher...
After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
Mar 06, 2024 22:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone expected, voters can turn the page to the general election. But theyre not excited about it, and they...
The ‘No’ Voice result showed us we need to prioritise truth-telling in Australia
Mar 06, 2024 22:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Indigenous Voice to Parliament could have been a chance to address issues First Nations people often face, such as domestic and family violence, racism and discrimination, and inequalities in education, health, and the...
Mar 06, 2024 22:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps political obituary has been written many times. His dominant performance in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries marks one more instance of him outlasting those who counted him out. While Trump has yet...
Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?
Feb 21, 2024 10:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential administration represent an existential threat to American...
Capital gains: Sunak and Starmer’s tax bills show how the system benefits the rich
Feb 21, 2024 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Rishi Sunak paid over 500,000 in UK taxes last year, recent documents published by the government revealed. As well as displaying a considerable contribution to the nations coffers, the details of the prime ministers...
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