Tax experts slam Biden’s mess of a ‘double death’ tax that will make bereaved families pay TWICE, wipe out value of inherited properties and ‘crush’ small businesses and farms – but it won’t impact his Delaware homes

President Biden plans to fund ambitious spending programs with hike in estate taxes targeted at rich Tax experts warned that the middle class will be badly affected by changes It could mean family assets, such as homes, businesses and farms, …

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Auto industry death spiral?

via Money: Drivers in the United States railing against the wild driving habits of teenagers may have to find another target for their road rage after the release of a new survey indicating that over the last three decades a smaller proportion …

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NBC ENTERING RERUN SEASON EARLY THIS YEAR: Days before his death, Wallace Broecker, “the ‘grandfather’ of climate science,” urged scientists to consider deploying a last-ditch solar shield to stop global warming:

via nbcnews: It was time for humankind and the world’s scientific community to begin to seriously study more extreme solutions to the climate crisis, Broecker said. That included creating a massive solar shield in the Earth’s atmosphere, a tactic known …

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DEATH OF THE WEB? EU governments endorse copyright reform… Commission calls opponents a ‘mob’

The Final Version of the EU’s Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet Despite ringing denunciations from small EU tech businesses, giant EU entertainment companies, artists’ groups, technical experts, and human rights experts, and the largest body of concerned citizens in EU history, the EU has …

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The New Battle-to-the-Death in the Auto Industry.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Auto makers will face the loss of control over core technologies and the commodification of vehicles they market (11 minutes). Pent-up demand for high-priced luxury cars in the era of Carmageddon is a tricky thing, especially …

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4 retailers on the 2019 death watch

Via Motley Fool America’s malls and shopping centers said farewell to Bon-Ton, Toys R Us, Brookstone, Starbucks’ Teavana, and Lowe’s-owned Orchard Supply Hardware stores this year. That followed the relatively recent loss of Sports Authority, H.H. Gregg, Radio Shack, and a handful of …

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