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Real Estate Agents After Fixed Commissions

Real Estate Agents After Fixed Commissions

Image Caption: Real estate agents arrive at a brokers tour. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) GETTY IMAGES Read the original article on Forbes.com   Real estate agents have been slapped with a court ruling that their commission practices violate antitrust...

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New Census Projections Show Tight U.S. Labor Market For Years

New Census Projections Show Tight U.S. Labor Market For Years

The U.S. Census Bureau issued new long-term population projections which are gloomy for employers. The growth of the working age population in the current decade, from 2020 to 2030, will be the lowest since the Civil War. These projections indicate even less labor force growth than the previous figures, which were released in 2018. Lower immigration than previously expected dominates the labor force issue. The Census Bureau believes immigration in future years will be about 17% lower than they previously projected—which itself was lower than 2014 projections.

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Can the Left and Right Agree on Health Reform?

Can the Left and Right Agree on Health Reform?

A new book calls for universal health insurance coverage, but with no increase in government spending. It’s getting a lot of attention in progressive circles. Yet a bill that would go a long way toward implementing Finkelstein’s proposal has been introduced in Congress by a conservative Republican. More

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The “Madness of Crowds”?

The “Madness of Crowds”?

Can history help us understand today’s panic over global warming? While the Earth is warming and human activity is probably contributing to it, the overheated efforts to make people fear the long-term future suggest that this is more of a crusade than a rationally considered enterprise. Extreme fear of global warming is negatively affecting politics, the economy, the media, international relations, and education.

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Who Are the Real Authoritarians?

Who Are the Real Authoritarians?

If the Trump presidency meant anything, it meant less government. Specifically, lower taxes, less regulation, and fewer (potentially war-causing) foreign entanglements. Typical Trump supporters are also anti-government – even more than Trump is.  More

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A Republican Alternative to Medicare for All

A Republican Alternative to Medicare for All

It’s been 15 years since John McCain ran for president with a plan to completely revamp our healthcare system. In the interim, Republicans have attempted a nip here or a tuck there, but nothing really big. Fortunately, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and his colleagues have come to the rescue with a reform plan that is a pro-patient, pro-family, pro-free enterprise alternative. It is based on three fundamental values. More

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What the Debt Deal Ignored

What the Debt Deal Ignored

A month ago, Social Security’s Trustees published their annual reportTable VIF1, buried deep in the Appendix, where no one looks, is the statement that Social Security’s unfunded liability is $66 trillion. This measure of Social Security’s red ink is not just gargantuan on its own. It’s $13 trillion larger than it was just three years ago. More

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