A substantial increase in defense spending largely funded by government borrowing would deliver a measurable boost to economic growth over the next five years.
Increasing public investment in defense R&D would generate substantial technological spillovers and productivity gains in addition to the boost to national military capabilities.
The market power of defense suppliers substantially raises procurement costs without adding to military capabilities.
Aggressive use of tax alpha investment strategies that use long-short strategies to enhance loss realization, as well as accounting treatments that allow generation of losses that can offset ordinary income, offers substantial additional returns for high net worth investors over a ten-year horizon.
Aggressive use of tax alpha investment strategies that use long-short strategies to enhance loss realization, as well as accounting treatments that allow generation of losses that can offset ordinary income, is leading to substantial reductions in government revenue from high net worth investors.
