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Voters need to research subsidies using Internet tools, such as www.usaspending.gov, and complain to their members of Congress about the waste. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Politics , Finance

Simplified: Voters need to research subsidies using Internet tools and complain to Congress members about waste

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8 months ago
The federal government has greatly expanded in size in recent years, and it now spends more than $3.5 trillion annually. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Essay 🏷️ Government , Finance

Simplified: Federal government spends more than $3.5 trillion annually

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8 months ago
In an age of massive federal deficits, members should be proactively combing through the list of 1,800 subsidy programs themselves and terminating hundreds of lower-priority activities. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Essay 🏷️ Government , Finance

Simplified: Members should proactively comb through 1800 subsidy programs and terminate lower-priority activities

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8 months ago
Taxpayers can research who receives all the subsidies at websites such as www.usaspending.gov, and use the information to complain to their members of Congress. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Essay 🏷️ Government , Finance

Simplified: Taxpayers can research who receives subsidies at websites like wwwusaspendinggov and complain to Congress

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8 months ago
President Trump, whose 2024 campaign got a boost of as much as $450 million from the oil and gas industry, has worked to make it cheaper and easier to keep burning fossil fuels while throttling effort... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Environment , Political

Simplified: Trump's 2024 campaign got boost of as much as $450 million from oil and gas industry has worked to make it cheaper and easier to keep burning fossil f...

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8 months ago
States should also raise taxes on pot; today, state taxes can be as low as a few additional cents on a joint. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: States should also raise taxes on pot

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8 months ago
(Federal alcohol taxes, which have failed to keep pace with inflation since the 1990s, should rise, too.) 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: Federal alcohol taxes should rise too

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8 months ago
It would not be a big burden for someone who smokes occasionally. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: It would not be big burden for someone who smokes occasionally

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8 months ago
The federal government taxes alcohol and tobacco, for example, but not marijuana. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: Federal government taxes alcohol and tobacco but not marijuana

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8 months ago
And increases in tobacco taxes have been a major reason that its use has declined during the 21st century, with profound health benefits. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Finance

Simplified: Increases in tobacco taxes have been major reason that its use has declined during 21st century with profound health benefits

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8 months ago
If a joint cost $10 instead of $5, it would mean a lot of extra money for someone now smoking multiple joints a day and may change that person’s behavior. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Finance

Simplified: If joint cost $10 instead of $5 it would mean extra money for someone smoking multiple joints a day and may change that person’s behavior

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8 months ago
The change will increase the profits of these businesses by causing the tax code to treat them more favorably. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: Change will increase profits of businesses by causing tax code to treat them more favorably

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8 months ago
Marijuana companies, not casual smokers, are the biggest winners of Mr. Trump’s decision to reclassify the drug from Schedule I to Schedule III. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Regulation

Simplified: Marijuana companies are biggest winners of Mr. Trump’s decision to reclassify the drug

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8 months ago
The legal pot industry grew to more than $30 billion in U.S. sales in 2024, close to the total annual revenue of Starbucks. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: Legal pot industry grew to more than $30 billion in U.S. sales in 2024

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8 months ago
More than half of industry sales come from the roughly 20 percent of customers known as heavy users. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: More than half of industry sales come from roughly 20 percent of heavy users

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8 months ago
But she also worried about lower-income parents who couldn’t afford child care or to take days off work to watch their kids during the strike. 0.950

👤 Meredith Dodson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Education

Simplified: Meredith Dodson worried about lower-income parents who couldn’t afford child care or to take days off work to watch their kids during the strike

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8 months ago
“This is a life-changing amount of money,” said Mr. Alias, who has been teaching for 12 years. 0.950

👤 Ryan Alias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: This is a life-changing amount of money Ryan Alias said who has been teaching for 12 years

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8 months ago
That’s a large portion of his annual salary that could otherwise help them buy a house and pay off their student loans, he said, and not have to consider moving to somewhere cheaper. 0.950

👤 Ryan Alias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance

Simplified: That’s a large portion of his annual salary that could otherwise help them buy a house and pay off their student loans he said and not have to conside...

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8 months ago
District officials say that Los Angeles Unified cannot afford the union’s proposal. 0.950

👤 District officials 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Labor

Simplified: District officials say Los Angeles Unified cannot afford the union’s proposal

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8 months ago
Ms. Dudnick, the district spokeswoman, said the district was grappling with a major budget deficit and that health care coverage would need to be worked out at the bargaining table. 0.950

👤 Ms. Dudnick 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Labor

Simplified: District spokeswoman Ms Dudnick said the district was grappling with a major budget deficit and health care coverage would need to be worked out at th...

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8 months ago