Month: November 2020

Aviation workers hold a protest organized by the Association of Flight Attendants outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Washington lawmakers have worked to come to an agreement on the next coronavirus relief package for months. Post-election, those talks could get shaken up by
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getty Reformers have long bemoaned the manner in which poor workers pay too high a “marginal tax rate” when both “regular” taxes and government benefit phase-outs are combined together. A recent article at Accounting Today summarized the situation: “About a quarter of lower-income workers effectively face marginal tax rates of more than 70 percent when
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – NOVEMBER 10: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media about the … [+] Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on November 10, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Biden also answered questions about the process of the transition and how a Biden Administration would work with
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday that the devastating coronavirus pandemic could “effectively” be ended next year, following promising developments around Moderna‘s Covid-19 vaccine. The Massachusetts-based biotech company on Monday announced that its coronavirus vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19, based on preliminary data from its phase-three trial. The news comes one week after Pfizer
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Few people have taken advantage of relaxed rules offering early access to retirement savings for those facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, most 401(k) plan participants appear to be staying the course and haven’t made significant changes to their retirement savings. Fidelity, the nation’s largest 401(k) provider, said contributions to its workplace
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Customers dine at Momofuku’s outdoor seating in the East Village as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 26, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Goldbelly is adding chef David Chang’s Momofuku to its national delivery service as the coronavirus
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