Photograph Source: jared422_80 – CC BY 2.0 When Donald Trump was born, the federal government workforce made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers (Figure 1). Today, the federal workforce makes up only 1.5 percent. This is a massive two-thirds reduction from Trump’s birth year. Contrary to the claims of Trump, Elon Musk and others,…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening regulations to ensure that cryptocurrency transactions and other digitized trades are brought under the formal tax system. This effort, aimed at boosting government revenue, represents a strategic shift from previous policies that largely discouraged crypto trading. Now, authorities are looking to tap into the booming digital economy,…