58% of Republicans say colleges and universities have a negative effect on USA
“A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (58%) now say that colleges and universities have a negative effect on the country, up from 45% last […]
Month: July 2017
MEDICAL GROUPS OPPOSING REPUBLICAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSALS
American Medical Association; American Hospital Association & Federation of American Hospitals; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; American Health Care Association; America’s Essential Hospitals; America’s […]
12,587 Syrian refugees entered US; 280,000, Germany (both figures for 2016)
4.8 million are refugees outside of Syria; 6.0 million more, internally displaced. Germany interior ministry said about 280,000 migrants applied for protection in the year; 890,000 applications received […]
72% Support Raising the Cap on Social Security
On October 20-21 2016, Public Policy Polling conducted interviews asking: “Do you support or oppose increasing – not cutting – Social Security benefits by asking […]
15% of Americans Foreign Born (22% of Canadians, 28% of Australians)
Percent of Population Foreign Born 28% Australia 22% Canada 15% Germany 15% USA 13% United Kingdom 13% Spain 12% France Source: https://priceonomics.com/which-countries-have-the-most-immigrants/
COMMENTARY
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Eighteen Corporations Paid No Federal Taxes 2008-2015
Eighteen of the corporations [in the study], including General Electric, International Paper, Priceline.com and PG&E, paid no federal income tax at all over the eight-year […]
21.2 Percent Effective Tax Rate for Profitable Corporations
258 corporations paid an effective federal income tax rate of 21.2 percent over the eight-year period, slightly over half the statutory 35 percent tax rate. […]
Individuals Pay More Taxes; Corporations, Less
Individuals paid 1.6 times the revenue corporations paid in 1955. Individuals paid 4.5 times the revenue corporations paid in 2015. Sources: http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-where-do-federal-tax-revenues-come-from http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/amount-revenue-source
58% of Americans Favor A Federally-Funded Health Care System
“Presented with three separate scenarios for the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 58% of U.S. adults favor the idea of replacing the law […]