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Unfortunately, the piece does not put any of this in a context that is likely to make it meaningful to most NYT readers.
Unfortunately, the piece does not put any of this in a context that is likely to make it meaningful to most NYT readers.
The Bitcoin market gives a great laboratory for experimenting with financial transactions taxes.
The Bitcoin market gives a great laboratory for experimenting with financial transactions taxes.
It's short and relatively painless.
It's short and relatively painless.
Now that the number of people on temporary layoffs has fallen sharply, it is highly unlikely that we will see job gains over, or even near, 1 million a month.
Now that the number of people on temporary layoffs has fallen sharply, it is highly unlikely that we will see job gains over, or even near, 1 million a month.
It is not clear that we should all eagerly follow the path that President Biden seems to be outlining with regard to China.
It is not clear that we should all eagerly follow the path that President Biden seems to be outlining with regard to China.
There apparently is a big market for this stuff, but this is little reason to take it seriously.
There apparently is a big market for this stuff, but this is little reason to take it seriously.
The ostensible rationale for allowing PE partners to pay a lower tax rate on their carried interest is that these payments involve risk.
The ostensible rationale for allowing PE partners to pay a lower tax rate on their carried interest is that these payments involve risk.
We have a story where the shareholders explicitly rejected a CEO pay package and voted to remove the director most responsible for the pay package. But . . .
We have a story where the shareholders explicitly rejected a CEO pay package and voted to remove the director most responsible for the pay package. But . . .
If we take the car story out of the picture, there is not much of a story of run-away inflation. We will see more erratic price movements as the economy continues to reopen.
If we take the car story out of the picture, there is not much of a story of run-away inflation. We will see more erratic price movements as the economy continues to reopen.
The vaccine requirement is a safety regulation, designed to protect crew and other passengers from the risk of catching the Covid.
The vaccine requirement is a safety regulation, designed to protect crew and other passengers from the risk of catching the Covid.

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