Judy Woodruff
More than half the U.S. population and more than half of the voters in this election were women. Among them, 42 percent voted for Donald Trump, 54 percent went for Hillary Clinton, essentially the reverse of how men voted.Collection: Men
If you stimulate the economy by means of a tax cut, the people that you tend to be benefiting are the better off.Collection: Mean
Income tax in particular in the United States is concentrated on the top half of the income distribution, and very heavily skewed towards the top 10 or even top 1 percent.Collection: Top 10
They have two aspects. One is that they're unpredictable, and that often rich and more affluent households are slow to spend the funds. The other thing about tax cuts is that they're redistributive. So they tend, naturally, to benefit those who pay tax.Collection: Cutting
There's no doubt that [tax cuts] act as a stimulus. How could they not, in a sense? You're giving cash back to households.Collection: Cutting
What we do have is a gigantic matching tax-cutting program as a way of stimulating the economy.Collection: Cutting
Viewing that complex relationship one-sidedly from the aspect of manufacturing and the impact of Chinese imports on the United States makes sense from the point of view of the Rust Belt of the United States. It may even make sense as a political strategy for a candidate running for office.Collection: Running
We're obviously in speculation territory here, because we don't know what the Trump administration is going to do.Collection: Speculation
Almost all of us have wondered at one point or another about the taxes we pay: Where does the money go?Collection: Taxes
There are still very few companies run by women these days. And, clearly, there are many reasons for that, including what many see as the role of both unconscious bias and outright sexism.Collection: Running
I see a bit of a contradiction between the fight against the Islamic State and the desire to remove the Assad regime. And even if you work with Russia, I'm just not sold that working with Russia is an effective way to hasten the end of the Assad regime or to enact any type of punitive measures.Collection: Islamic