Paula Dwyer
Tax reform is coming
For all the partisan squabbling in this bizarre election year, a consensus has emerged in one important area: The U.S. corporate-tax system is broken.
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Experts say free trade must be sold, not imposed
Free trade is broadly positive for the U.S. economy, though not everyone benefits. Economist Tyler Cowen, a Bloomberg View columnist, and Robert Zoellick, a...
A basic income for all?
The notion that government should guarantee every citizen an annual stipend of, say, $10,000 – no strings attached, no questions asked – is being...
Universal basic income should be the next big thing
Now and then a worthy economic proposal comes along that seems as politically unattainable as it is sensible. Then, on closer inspection, you see...
Republicans slam Wall Street but won’t regulate it
It came through loud and clear in Tuesday’s presidential debate: Republicans don't like Wall Street. They don’t like its behavior before the 2008 financial...
Why U.S. work ethic is a bigger issue for voters
A Bloomberg poll on the 2016 presidential horse race found that 72 percent of the people surveyed said the U.S. isn’t as great as...
Trump’s loophole closing wouldn’t soak the rich
Donald Trump may believe he’s the Republican candidate who can best sell a soak-the-rich tax policy to conservative voters. The catch is that his...
Feds looking to prosecute meltdown moguls now
U.S. prosecutors are showing new resolve in pursuing cases against the financial institutions that sold the shoddy mortgages that led to the global financial...








