Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits | Gary M. Galles
President Biden's student debt relief proposal created a storm of controversy. That is not surprising, since it was a transparent (and apparently successful) attempt to buy the votes of an important Democratic constituency, even though it created a target-rich environment for critics.
It is sharply pro-rich at the expense of those far poorer, from a party pretending to stand for the opposite. It
Sports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the Atlanta Falcons and the site of this year's Super...
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Guide To Average Markup Of Food Costs For Restaurants - BNG Payments
The food industry abides by a cost-to-menu price standard, which is 28% to 32%. This means that for any given menu item the restaurant should charge at least double.
PPI's Trade Fact of the Week: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women - Progressive Policy Institute
FACT: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women. THE NUMBERS: Average U.S. tariff rates,* 2022 – Women’s underwear 15.5% All underwear 14.7% Men’s underwear 11.5% Steel …
The Super Bowl is often followed by a big drop in productivity the next day, as employees call in sick, take extended lunch breaks, or simply spend the day in a daze.
Political Polarization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope for Consumer Welfare, Marketers, and Public Policy - T.J. Weber, Chris Hydock, William Ding, Meryl Gardner, Pradeep Jacob, Naomi Mandel, David E. Sprott, Eric Van Steenburg, 2021
Political polarization is a marked political division in the population, characterized by multiple manifestations. The authors argue that it can affect consumer...
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for U.S. market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday.
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Even before the recent Taylor Swift ticket snafu, Ticketmaster and its parent company, the concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment, have been criticized for controlling 70% of the big concert ticket market, leaving fans and artists nowhere else to go. Live Nation is now being investigated by the Justice Department, and last month was called to testify before a Senate anti-trust subcommittee. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar; with an attorney who has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster; and with disappointed Swifties – fans of the pop star who can't "shake it off."
There's a massive housing shortage across the U.S. Here's how bad it is where you live
Hundreds of cities and towns are seriously short of housing, both homes to buy and rentals, according to a new study. It's the main reason that home prices and rents are so high.
Netflix Wants You to Chill With the Password Sharing
Netflix has been working hard to find a way to crack down on password sharing outside of an account’s primary household. Its ability to stop password sharing is rooted in the economic concept known as excludability.