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Assertion Partly supported
Cembalest: 2017 tax bill spent twice as much on individual cuts than corporate reform
“So what's amazing is that a tax bill that started out as something to rationalize the competitiveness of the U.S. Corporate sector, they spent twice as much money on individual tax cuts, and so that, that's disappointing as well.”
Michael Cembalest Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 51:01 Michael Cembalest – Eye on the Market (Capital Allocators, EP.49)
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The U.S. has experienced negative real interest rates in only four eras
“Since, when the United States starts as a republic, there have been four periods when the cost of money is below the rate of inflation for an extended period. The Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the last 10 years.”
Michael Cembalest Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 58:28 Michael Cembalest – Eye on the Market (Capital Allocators, EP.49)
Assertion Partly supported
Cembalest: Municipalities can legally alter retiree healthcare, but pensions are inviolable
“Municipalities can unilaterally make changes to retiree healthcare obligations that are unpopular, but a judge will allow, whereas unfunded pensions are inviolable.”
Michael Cembalest Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 45:34 Michael Cembalest – Eye on the Market (Capital Allocators, EP.49)
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