MOScout Sunday6: Ohio Results - WFH Impact - Sick Leave - Vehicle Sales and more...
1. Ohio election results show a segment of Trump voters backing the pro-choice amendment.
2. There’s been a bit of a mystery why sales tax receipts for the state have been so robust. First, there’s the impact of higher inflation for certain. But the Wall Street Journal reports it may also be the “work from home” trend playing out. Goods are subject to state sales tax, but services are not.
3. Also from the Journal… Biden working supply-side magic? More likely, higher wages expand the workforce. Who’d have guessed?
4. The best-selling vehicle in each state.
5. Sick leave could hit the Missouir ballot next November. Most Americans at the higher income levels already have it; but it’s not a prevalent at the lower income levels.
6. Financial Times ranks Kansas City 15th as an American city to do international business. St. Louis ranked 28th.
7. Weight loss drugs fuel new boom as Americans spend half a trillion on prescriptions.