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How the Last Profit Repatriation Failed to Create Jobs

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Above: Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images President George W. Bush speaks to corporate executives, economists, and academics during the closing of the two-day White House Conference on the Economy on December 16, 2004. The White House held the conference to defend the Bush administration’s economic policies.  By Alex Kane The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans are preparing to unveil a tax …

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Bush Economic Team Warned in 2004 That Tax Cuts Would Not Create Jobs

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Above: Photo by Jay L. Clendenin-Pool/Getty Images President George W. Bush gestures while speaking to corporate executives, economists, and academics during a two-day White House Conference on the Economy on December 15, 2004. The White House held the conference to defend the Bush Administration’s economic policies.  By Alex Kane Former economic aides to President George W. Bush tell TYT that members …

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Democrats’ Weinstein Problem Isn’t Limited to Weinstein

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Above: Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for TIME By Naomi LaChance As Democratic lawmakers pledge to give away political donations they received from Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of rape and serial sexual assault, TYT Investigates has identified other ties that these same Democrats have with people and institutions accused of sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. A report …

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Trump Promises Truckers Jobs from Tax Cuts, as UPS Invests in Outsourcing Trucking Jobs

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Above: Image via whitehouse.gov By Steve Horn Third in a series on FedEx, UPS, and their positions on taxes and jobs As President Trump prepared to pitch the job-creating effects of his proposed tax cuts Wednesday night to hundreds of truckers at a speech in Harrisburg, PA, a representative for a truckers’ union group told TYT the Teamsters are gearing up …

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UPS, FedEx Investing in Drones While Pushing Tax Cuts as Job Creators

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Above: Image courtesy of ups.com By Steve Horn Second in a series on FedEx, UPS, and their positions on taxes and jobs Twenty-one patent filings, along with other documents reviewed by TYT, show that FedEx and UPS are actively investing in drones and driverless vehicles—which some analysts estimate could cost thousands of jobs—even as both companies lobby for corporate tax …