Testimony by Open Markets Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at House Subcommittee Hearing on Crypto Frenzy

Full testimony from Open Markets Institute Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at the House financial services oversight subcommittee hearing, “America on “FIRE”: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?

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New Open Markets Financial Policy Director, Alexis Goldstein, to Testify Tomorrow on Systemic Risks of Cryptocurrency at House Subcommittee Hearing

Alexis Goldstein, Open Markets Institute’s Director of Financial Policy, will testify Wednesday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. ET at the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, “America on “FIRE”: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?

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Open Markets’ Barry Lynn Publishes “Antimonopoly Power” in Foreign Affairs

Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn published a feature article in Foreign Affairs that details how the United States can use traditional antimonopoly principles to establish a simple quota system designed to “shock proof” international systems, strengthen democracy, and rebuild a liberal world order.

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Truthout - 25 Richest Americans Pay Few Taxes — Partly Thanks to the “Family Fund” Loophole

Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein writes about how today’s tax code incentivizes the nation’s billionaires to plow as much of their money as possible into investments in these family funds, further amplifying their wealth and giving them larger influence over the political process.

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Open Markets Applauds New Bipartisan Legislation to Rein in Big Tech as Important First Step

Open Markets Institute applauds the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee for introducing a group of bipartisan bills today aiming to implement recommendations set forth in the subcommittee’s October 2020 report as a big step forward in protecting American democracy and American liberty from the power and control of platform monopolists.

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