Is still being done. Todays talk is the eighth this calendar year and we have one more in november when we will hear from charles stuart, Political Science professor at m. I. T. , longtime friend and supporter of this center who will talk about his coauthored book about electing the senate and direct democracy before the 17th amendment. That ought to be a pretty good talk. I have been looking forward to hosting todays guests. Since i first saw her in action at last years policy history conference chairing a panel that included members and that will include a tax historian who is in the audience today. Thank you for attending, carl. And we will hear from carl soon. Molly is an associate professor of history at Washington University and received her ph. D. Degree from the university of michigan. She is the author of the highly regarded tax and spend, the welfare state, tax politics, and the limits of american liberalism. She will also Say Something about her current book project which bu
A run on patio heaters. What we found out about the latest pandemic shortage. And how San Jose Police could have to become much more transparent with their body camera videos. New developments in our investigation into a fraud scheme exploiting californias unemployment system. Good evening to you. Im allen martin. Im elizabeth cook. Kpix 5 was the first to expose how fraudsters are stealing from hundreds of thousands of unemployment debit cards. Since then, many more people have emailed us with stories of scammers wiping out their bank of america edd account. Reporter somehow fraudsters are able to duplicate that card, get your pin and drain your account in cash from an atm. Continuing to hold. Reporter brett ellington is on hold again trying to get his missing money back. I got paid. Then the next morning, all the money was gone. Reporter in accept, fraudsters stole all the money he had on his bof a card taking it out of an atm in southern california. 553. Thats employing compared to
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You know what, there has been a persistent bid as we call it underneath this market for months, despite the virus and the unemployment it is a puzzle enigma. I am trying to figure out why people keep buying i had an epiphany last night i was going over preparations for my monthly club talk this time looking at it through the lens of the election, it is only 20 days away. You know what . Of the 32 stocks we own for the trust, fully twothirds of them would do better under a biden presidency that caught me by surprise we were trying to bail out the election honestly i have been under the assumption that the market may take a hit if biden wins he wants to raise Corporate Tax and Capital Gains tax and rich people pay your own stocks. Is that good policy . I dont know given biden has been getting some incredible poll numbers the last few weeks it has become a real possibility. Many of you assumes it is bad for stocks thats what i thought or at least what i thought before my big club call rev
Well, we begin with a holdup in the traditionally smooth transition of power after joe biden declared victory in the president ial election. Bidens team is threatening legal action against the federal agency overseeing the transition process. It accuses a top administrator of not freeingng up money and access to agencies. Meantime, President Trump has yet to concede over unproven allegations of voter fraud. Deborah alfarone is in washington. Why arent Administration Officials cooperating . Reporter well, annemarie, the person who oversees that federal agency you were talking about, her name is emily murphy, and she was appointed by President Trump. The president hasnt conceded. Hes continuing to vow that hes going to have his legal fight, right . So this really is unprecedented that murphy wouldnt sign the paperwork that would essentially start the transition process, but as you know, 2020, unprecedented here. President elect joe biden urged americans to come together to fight the coro