D.W. MacKenzie

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09/30/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

Former President Trump has proposed exempting overtime income from taxation. Is this a good idea? Some economists may point out that exempting overtime hours from taxation targets marginal labor...

Price Inflation Is Not a “Global Phenomenon”

09/17/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

The Economics Policy Institute (EPI) has promoted a myth that recent price inflation is a “global phenomenon,” is not caused by domestic economic policies. An EPI study claims “that high [price]...

Who Caused the Recent Wave of Inflation?

09/05/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

A study from The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco claims that most of the price inflation that plagued the US economy over the past few years was due to global supply chain disruptions, due to...

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