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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.
U.S. jobless claims declined to a pandemic low last week, a sign companies are hesitant to lay off employees as the U.S. economy quickly recovers. https://t.co/ooV8eSVTMH
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) June 13, 2021
Heard on the Street: Jobs are hard to fill and wages are rising, but other factors will persuade the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising interest rates for now https://t.co/ZlZXhsAnEI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 4, 2021
The bills — five in total — take direct aim at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The proposals would make it easier to break up businesses that use their dominance in one area to get a stronghold in another. https://t.co/F3XNtPcJle
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) June 13, 2021
Consumers are optimistic about the economy, but worry about prices. https://t.co/wxM0zZp8Ad
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) June 12, 2021
Fed and Treasury look to regulate crypto, semiconductor shortage hobbles U.S. auto industry https://t.co/9ImAE88u06
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 22, 2021
Essay: Americans under 40 have never known an era of double-digit inflation. With economic warning signs on the horizon, a look at the policy failures of the 1960s and 1970s can help the U.S. avoid a return to the bad old days. https://t.co/C9WKWNPzdH
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 12, 2021
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. economy, many companies asked their suppliers for more time to pay their bills. A year later, some of them are still taking longer to pay in order to free up extra cash. https://t.co/uq3OLYvz7K
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) June 11, 2021
Student debt has more than doubled over the last two decades, and now pressure is mounting for Biden to cancel student debt amid the pandemic. Here’s what to know about the debate: https://t.co/sarG4EtKN4
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) June 13, 2021
Did the U.S. make the right call giving money directly to the unemployed during the pandemic? Or should stimulus have gone to employers to keep businesses afloat?
The answer could shape our economy for years ahead.https://t.co/8HjPg1cnnD
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 9, 2021
Job market continues to be on fire as the economy steams on. https://t.co/WcIN9wSIQ0
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) June 13, 2021
‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda to rebuild economy and reshape U.S. stalls https://t.co/FOK9gmbPMe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 8, 2021
Yellen says higher interest rates would be a “plus” https://t.co/9Z237mzFAd pic.twitter.com/oPTvtdydPc
— The Hill (@thehill) June 7, 2021
President Biden has proposed adding $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service budget and giving the agency more authority to crack down on tax evasion by high-earners and large corporations. https://t.co/iNaEKoOkZL
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) June 13, 2021
Asking the rich to pay more in taxes has long been broadly popular, in the name of fairness. President Biden kindles new debate over how to do it. https://t.co/Uzhj1eZikr
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor) June 12, 2021
U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in the month of May and unemployment fell to 5.8% as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/6rNnGAfsk3
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) June 4, 2021
The Federal Reserve is taking what may be the first significant step toward launching its own virtual currency https://t.co/fBn9BSzvRW
— POLITICO (@politico) June 12, 2021
Boosting use of electric vehicles would help the US make good on President Biden’s international commitments to significantly reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. “The future of the auto industry is electric,” Biden said. “There’s no turning back.” https://t.co/GC5i8hGOXq
— Roll Call (@rollcall) May 18, 2021
“Confiscatory tax policies make citizens worse off overall in the name of redistributing resources from the wealthy to the poor,” argue @HooverInst fellow Joshua Rauh and Aharon Friedman: https://t.co/ZHWj7dsfRC
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) June 13, 2021