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Print President Biden proposed $6 trillion in new federal spending over the next decade in a speech recently that has been analyzed as a complete opposite of President Ronald Reagan’s ideas of how to grow the economy. Reagan’s view, which has been continued by several presidents after him, was that reducing the government burden on businesses and investors would also benefit the working class. The Biden administration says its plan instead aims for more direct government spending to help the most Americans. “Trickle-down economics has never worked,” the president said in his speech. A...
Print Local leaders are firm in their commitment to create a San Diego “Grand Central Station” that would become the region’s transportation hub. The price tag is somewhere around $4 billion. The public got a preview of the cost this week when The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the environmental review process will likely be roughly $70 million. The plan would transform the Navy’s Old Town Campus into a place to connect all rail and bus lines, as well as create a people mover to the airport. Q: Is the San Diego ‘Grand Central Station’ worth the cost? Advertisement Phil Blair, Ma...
It wasn't long after millions around the world were sent home to work remotely during the pandemic before the concept of Zoom fatigue became familiar. — dpa Citigroup recently announced it was creating something called "Zoom-Free Fridays" to give workers a break on video meetings that have become so dominant over the last year. There was concern early in the pandemic that Zoom and Microsoft Teams, or other video-conferencing software, might not be the most productive thing for workers. An April study from Wundamail Research said 42% of people contributed nothing to the call and 73% of resp...