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The Emergence of Employee Bonuses Attributed to the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017

January 26, 2018

By Karen O’Connor Rubsam President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 into law on December 22, 2017. It went into effect on January 1, 2018. The bill was [...]

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Fact Check: Hillary Clinton “Small Percentage of Funding from Financial Sector”

December 20, 2015

By Dave Van Zandt (12/20/15) During the Democratic Presidential Debate Martin O’Malley criticized Hillary Clinton’s heavy campaign donations by the financial [...]

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The Emergence of Employee Bonuses Attributed to the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017

Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton “Small Percentage of Funding from Financial Sector”