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Episode 267: Ten Years of ObamaCare

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Mar 23, 2022
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INSIGHT

Tax Expenditures and the Middle Class

  • The largest federal tax break is for employer-provided healthcare and retirement, not corporate tax cuts or breaks for the rich.
  • This tax break amounts to $5.2 trillion annually, demonstrating that tax code benefits mainly go to the middle class.
ANECDOTE

Daylight Savings Time

  • The US Senate unanimously voted to end daylight savings time.
  • States can opt out of daylight savings time, as Arizona currently does.
ANECDOTE

Government's Sports Betting Failure

  • Washington, D.C. lost $4 million on its sports betting app, highlighting government inefficiency.
  • Private entities typically succeed in this arena, making the government's failure more striking.
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