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Senior economist at the Center for Economic &Policy Research (@ceprdc). Blog-- Beat the Press (@beat_the_press) Tweets are my own views. @deanbaker13.bsky.socia
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GDP Preview: What to Expect in the Second Quarter 2026 Report

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By Dean Baker, Julie Yixia Cai, Sylvia A. Allegretto
| Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
The second quarter GDP will provide important information on productivity growth, perhaps the biggest question for the likelihood of the massive AI investment boom paying off. If there is any hope that the big AI companies, along with the hyperscalers and the chip manufacturers, are going to see huge profits, there must be a massive uptick in productivity growth.
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California Wealth Tax Initiative: A Chance to Express Your Opinion of Billionaires

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By Dean Baker, Algernon Austin
| Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
A coalition of progressive groups, led by the huge union SEIU-UHW, managed to get a one-time 5 percent wealth tax on the ballot this fall. The tax would apply to the assets over $1 billion held by the state’s 200 or so billionaires. This is a great opportunity for the people of California to tell billionaires what they think of them.
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Trump and Hegseth are Demanding Big Bucks for Their Wars

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By Dean Baker
| CounterPunch Verified
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Trump is asking for $1,500,000 million for the military for next year. That’s close to $600 billion (adjusted for inflation) more than we were spending on the military in fiscal year 2025, before Trump took office. This increase is huge by any measure. It comes to around $4,600 per household. It is around 8 percent of the total budget. This spending request dwarfs sums that are often the subject of major debates in Washington.
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