What’s the deal with ESG and the GOP?

Some Republican politicians are attacking environmental, social and governance investing strategies. One listener is wondering what the fight is really about. We’ll explain. Plus, are crypto losses tax deductible? And we’ll answer more of your questions about whether more immigration can help tame inflation, and developing vs. developed countries.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “Crypto tax guide” from Fidelity 
• “Are FTX Losses a Tax Write-Off? IRS Deduction Advice” from Bloomberg
• “Who are the developing countries in the WTO?” from WTO 
• “Human Development Index” from the United Nations Development Programme 
• “Florida, DeSantis yank billions in investments from ‘woke’ BlackRock over ESG investing” from USA Today 
• Republicans Ramp Up Anti-ESG Campaign for 2023 from Bloomberg
• “Fed Chair Finds Trump-Era Immigration Policies Still Harm Economy” from Forbes 
• “Scoop: Biden administration plotting immigration reform in 2023” from Axios 
• “A seemingly surprising factor in inflation? Immigration” from NPR

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