The Shine Is On Apple // Jobless Claims Near Historic Lows // Proposed Income-Tax Surcharge - 1/28 (Hour 1)

(3:10) - Paul and Mike open the show with a discussion about Apple, which hit $34.6 billion in profit amid a major earnings beat despite supply chain issues.(14:02) - Talking about the inevitable rate hikes that the Fed will be implementing, and how the economy may perform in the immediate aftermath.(25:03) - A conversation about the near-historically low number of jobless claims we are seeing, and why wage increases for low-pay workers are good for the economy.(32:26) - Touching on the effort by the MA High Tech Council to fight back against a proposed ballot question that, if passed, would impose an income-tax surcharge on high-income earners in Massachusetts.