Government taxation and revenue articles
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Government schools offer life skills
By Brandon Josphat [email protected] GOVERNMENT secondary schools will start offering various professional courses to learners from today, in a bid to equip To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions
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Why government benefits are likely to stick around
The U.S. spends about half of its $6 trillion budget on three government entitlements: Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. When it comes to the national debt, cutting these benefits is often part of the cost-cutting conversation. In this episode, we hear how these entitlements grew to be so costly and why reducing them has been so difficult historically. Plus, the layoff that allowed one woman to focus on her small business, and the economic impact of university divestment.
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The Federal Government Eases Up on Cannabis Restrictions
The Department of Justice plans to change the way the federal government classifies cannabis, which will loosen restrictions on weed. Natalie Fertig, federal cannabis policy reporter for Politico, reports on the change, including how it will affect people, businesses and research in states where cannabis is legal (and not).