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Under the Golden Dome: Taxes, Trade, & Personal Points 4/13/2018
Under the Golden Dome: Taxes, Trade, & Personal Points 4/13/2018
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
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Podcast episode
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There are only a few days before per diems stop for legislators. It's the goal for the session to end by the 100th day -- April 17th -- but with two different tax codes in the works and no fiscal year 2019 budget, it's likely the session will continue longer. This week a public hearing on a House tax code received praise and pushback from around three dozen Iowans. Support ranges from it stimulates the economy to it adds "gravy on our taters." This is a reference to the federal tax breaks that started in January. Leaders in the House and Senate will have to find a compromise between their two very different tax bills. Gov. Kim Reynolds is concerned about trade tension between the United States and China. It could have negative effects on Iowa's agriculture industry. President Trump says "trade wars are good and easy to win," but Gov. Reynolds says "no one wins in a trade war." She traveled to Washington D.C. to share her concerns with federal officials about what a trade war could mean
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (31)
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