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Bezos’s Billions and the Disproportionate Growth Of America’s Top Earners

KATHERINE BLESIE – MARCH 12TH, 2019 A recent tweet about Jeff Bezos and the astounding magnitude of his fortune is making the rounds on social media. Originally posted by Matthew Continue Reading

Posted On : March 12, 2019 Published By : BER staff
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A New Approach to the Minimum Wage in California

VINAY MARURI – MARCH 5TH, 2019 State level minimum wages have been a hot economic topic recently, as voters in Arkansas and Missouri approved measures this month to raise the Continue Reading

Posted On : March 5, 2019 Published By : BER staff
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America’s Trade Frustrations: Could the Trump Presidency be Nailed by Its Own Steel Tariffs?

ARSH VISHEN – DECEMBER 17, 2018 You’ve heard it before—economists all over the world have lambasted the President’s tariff initiatives. In fact, out of 60 economists surveyed by Reuters, not Continue Reading

Posted On : December 20, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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The Great Soda Debate: California’s Ban on the Soda Tax and the Questions it Raises

JOSEPH NG – NOVEMBER 8TH, 2018 In June of 2018, California banned soda taxes: Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1838, which prohibits local governments from imposing new taxes on Continue Reading

Posted On : November 8, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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The Clean Energy Conundrum: How Brown’s Goal for a Renewable California by 2045 Comes at a Cost

ODYSSEUS PYRINIS – OCTOBER 23RD, 2018 Just as the Trump administration and the EPA are relaxing environmental regulations, California, under the leadership of Governor Jerry Brown, is actively pursuing a Continue Reading

Posted On : October 23, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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Is the California Gas Tax Worth Saving?

VASSILISA RUBTSOVA – OCTOBER 18TH, 2018 In November, California voters will have the option to vote on Prop 6 to repeal the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. This Continue Reading

Posted On : October 18, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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Free Money or Expensive Problems? Republican Fiscal Policy Run Amok

SETH BERTOLUCCI – MARCH 9TH, 2018 When the economy suffers from a deficit in aggregate demand, you’ve got to juice it up. Spend. Spend a lot. That’s been the public Continue Reading

Posted On : March 9, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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The GOP Tax Proposal: A Case for Lower Corporate Taxes

ANASTASIA PYRINIS – NOVEMBER 20TH, 2017 There is a widespread social understanding that corporations are evil. They are portrayed as all-consuming giants that prey upon the everyday worker. In media, Continue Reading

Posted On : November 20, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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Capital Punishment – An Unconscionable Policy

VATSAL BAJAJ – NOVEMBER 15TH, 2017 What is the true value of life? Such philosophical queries cannot be easily answered, as life is an intangible good. However, this is the Continue Reading

Posted On : November 15, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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Healthcare: Privatize or Nationalize?

VATSAL BAJAJ – NOVEMBER 1, 2017 “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to Continue Reading

Posted On : November 2, 2017 Published By : BER staff

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