Hawaii Jockeys For Advantage In Biden s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Jockeys For Advantage In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Local politicians, business leaders and labor organizers say Hawaii needs funds to reduce its dependence on petroleum, boost rail and improve wastewater systems. Reading time: 5 minutes.
WASHINGTON While it’s too early to know how much money might be headed Hawaii’s way should President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan become law, business leaders are already lining up for those federal dollars.
On Wednesday, Hawaii Congressman Kai Kahele hosted a video roundtable with U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, who is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on which Kahele sits, to discuss Biden’s proposal and what it might mean for the Aloha State.
CT firearms industry ranks in top 10 nationally in economic impact. Here s why.
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FILE - Bryan Oberc, Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.Michael Conroy / Associated Press
NEWTOWN Connecticut’s firearms industry slipped slightly during the coronavirus crisis in 2020, losing 100 jobs and seeing its economic production decrease nominally by 0.2 percent.
But Connecticut kept its place as a top 10 state in the economic impact of its firearms industry, according to a new report by the Newtown-based trade association for the firearms industry.
“Connecticut is known for its very strict gun laws, but the historical roots of the gun industry are right there along the Connecticut River where they still have a presence and where they are obviously doing well and continue to add to the economy,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the Nationa
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Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is clearly on a mission. He has “bold aspirations, and a long to-do list,” says The Washington Post. But to succeed, the Post
acknowledges, he must “help the EPA get its groove back.” As Reagan put it, “We’ve got a lot of work to do, starting with rebuilding staff morale and getting all our staff back to feeling as if they matter,
their
voices matter.”
Regan says his job is “to restore the scientific integrity and the utilization of data, of facts, as we move forward, and make some very important decisions.” His second goal is to increase “cooperation” between the EPA and its “subordinate” state environmental agencies. EPA will dictate; states will fall in line.
As the Biden administration looks for sources of revenue to pay for legislation addressing infrastructure and climate change, a familiar idea has reemerged: the wealth tax. Championed by progressives like Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, the potential legislation would tax the assets of the wealthiest Americans each year.
There are valid arguments on both sides of the issue. On the one hand, a wealth tax would narrow the massive inequality gap in the United States. At the same time, however, wealthy individuals often do a better job allocating capital – through business ventures and philanthropy – than the federal government.
One much-repeated argument, however, is a red herring that should be given little weight. Opponents of the wealth tax are fond of proclaiming that it is unconstitutional and therefore the Supreme Court would likely invalidate it. Former Democratic Treasury secretary Robert Rubin, for example, said that a “wealth tax, if passed, is likely