America Inc is on the hook for Joe Biden’s splurge on infrastructure
Where the trillions could come from
UNLIKE HIS $1.9trn covid-19 relief bill, which was almost entirely deficit-financed, President Joe Biden would like his recently unveiled $2trn infrastructure plan to be paid for with taxes. Individual taxes have been left for later. Unluckily for American companies, the White House has set its sights on them to pony up.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Counting trillions”
United States April 10th 2021
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- America Inc is on the hook for Joe Biden’s splurge on infrastructure
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- A challenge to male-only draft registration lands at America’s Supreme Court
- America tries to figure out a fairer way to select students
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