Harris/Walz to propose new $50,000 tax deduction

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“Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses with a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses, ten times the current $5,000 allowable deduction, according to a Harris campaign official who was granted anonymity…

Ghost Jobs

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“About 81% of recruiters say that their employer posts “ghost jobs,” or positions that either don’t exist or are already filled, according to a new report from MyPerfectResume, a resume building platform.”

Student loan debt

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“In the second quarter of 2024, 2.4 million borrowers carried a federal student loan balance between $100,000 and $200,000, up from 1.8 million people who owed that much during the same period in 2017, according to new data by the…

War and a venture capital boom

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Editor: Is this supposed to be reassuring? “War and rising nationalism is expected to spur a venture capital boom in a one-time Silicon Valley ‘taboo’ sector: defense tech” — Fortune

Race based college activities

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“‘No mention of any activities for whites’ Ky. Lawmakers rehash DEI initiatives” — LPM.org “Rep. Emily Callaway from Louisville — who voted in favor of eliminating DEI programs at public colleges this year — asked the president of Northern Kentucky…