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Republicans are just serving their true masters. [1] Studies show immigration has a net positive on the economy, whereas the foreign owned real estate equivalen
by cmurf 9y ago
Republicans are just serving their true masters. [1] Studies show immigration has a net positive on the economy, whereas the foreign owned real estate equivalent shows it has a deleterious effect overall with a vertical plus for those selling and moving elsewhere.
But this is a function of too low taxes at the top end, and cheap borrowing costs. There's a glut of money that has to go somewhere. So it's getting stuffed into the stock, bond, and real estate markets, rather than into businesses and workers.
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Graham: 'Financial contributions will stop' if GOP doesn't pass tax reform
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/359606-graham-financial-contributions-will-stop-if-gop-doesnt-pass-tax-reform http://thehill.com/policy/finance/359606-graham-financial-co...
It's all about financial contributions, and ensuring there isn't a level playing field with the competition in particular in primaries. Just imagine how difficult it would be to convince them to get money out of politics entirely.