Biden’s populist budget marks the overdue end of trickle-down economics
Presidential budget proposals are rarely passed into law. Rather, it is an expression of the priorities the president promises to fight for, often following the agenda laid out in the State of the Union address. In his latest talk, state of the union address“The era of trickle-down economics is over,” President Biden said, heralding populist […]
Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice | Economics
Jeremy Hunt has shown that he is in favor of postponing the election until the autumn. His second budget has all the hallmarks of a stay-at-home strategy for the government, which hopes to bring good economic news in the summer and leave open the possibility of a new stimulus package in six or seven months’ […]