As Donald Trump’s ballooning scandals sent stocks tumbling Wednesday, hedge fund managers gathered at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for one of the industry’s most popular conferences. … Many attendees this year stand to profit if Trump fulfills his promise to slash taxes and Wall Street regulation. So why weren’t […] Read more »
Leveraging the Health Care Debate to Build a Political Tidal Wave
… Taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, last week Republicans in the House voted to dismantle the American health care system and undo crucial progress in helping ordinary Americans have access to life-saving and affordable treatments. And in the words of billionaire investor Warren Buffet, they did it just […] Read more »
More Americans think Trump will increase their taxes, rather than decrease them
More Americans think Donald Trump will increase their taxes rather than decrease them – though Democrats are most likely to say this. Fifty-three percent of Americans want Donald Trump and Congress to move on to other issues rather than try to pass another health care bill. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Fox News Poll: President Trump’s first 100 days getting mixed reviews
A Fox News Poll taken as the Trump administration nears its 100-day milestone gives mixed messages to the president. President Trump’s job ratings are underwater by three percentage points. Currently 45 percent approve of the job he’s doing. That’s down slightly from the 48 percent approval he received when he […] Read more »
Trump Gets Highest Rating for Keeping Manufacturing in US
When asked to rate President Donald Trump’s performance in six economic areas, Americans are most positive about his efforts to keep manufacturing plants from leaving the U.S. and his efforts to cut back on federal business regulations. Trump gets his lowest marks for his efforts on tax reform. Between 25% […] Read more »
Why cutting corporate tax and raising the deficit might not hurt Trump politically
For those who have tracked Republican politics over the past few years, the Trump administration’s proposal to slice the corporate tax rate without worrying about deficits seems like an anathema. … But recent polling bolsters the idea that the move is politically safe for Trump — assuming that he continues […] Read more »