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A New Tax Proposal Aims to Shore Up Social Security by Expanding the Payroll Tax Base to Employer Fringe Benefits
As the looming insolvency of the Social Security trust funds draws closer, policymakers and economic analysts are increasingly exploring innovative ways to secure long-term revenue. Traditional debates around shoring up the program have largely centered on raising the overall payroll tax rate or lifting the payroll tax cap to subject a greater portion of high-earner…
EU Lawmakers Push to Delay Methane Emissions Rules by Three Years to Protect Energy Security
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted decisively to delay stringent methane monitoring and reporting rules for foreign oil, gas, and coal importers by three years. In a 341 to 225 vote, the Parliament moved significantly further than the initial one-year postponement proposed earlier this month by the European Commission, anchoring its negotiating position around…
JPMorgan Chase Overhauls Energy Strategy, Extends Carbon Targets to 2035 While Balancing Affordability and Security
U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has announced a sweeping series of updates to its approach toward energy and environmental issues. The pivot includes rebalancing its long-term strategy to ensure that emissions reductions in its financing activities are weighed carefully within the broader economic context of energy affordability, security, and reliability. While candidly acknowledging that "financed…
From the Stage to Silicon Security: How a Former Child Performer Built Cybersecurity Startup Hilt and Secured $4.2 Million in Seed Funding
Long before William “Will” Cielen began designing advanced cybersecurity infrastructure to protect corporate data, his primary stage was quite literally traveling across the globe. As the son of a professional magician and an acrobat, Cielen spent the earliest years of his life living on a cruise ship, followed by a subsequent chapter living in Las…
