Rachel Greszler is a senior research fellow in workforce and public finance in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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More than $2 billion in “questionable” payments was paid out to nearly 25,000 Disability Insurance (DI) recipients, according to a recent report by the Social… Read More
As voters head to the polls, virtually all of them will cast votes for politicians who indirectly impact taxes, but some will also have the… Read More
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Death and taxes are two of life’s certainties, but the tax on death itself should certainly be eliminated. A recent analysis by The Heritage Foundation’s… Read More
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The Census Bureau released updated data this week showing that the so-called “gender pay gap” between men and women reached a record low, with women… Read More
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New figures from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirm the ongoing negative economic impact of Obama-era policies such as the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank… Read More
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Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual Long-Term Budget Outlook for 2014. Compared to its 2013 outlook, the CBO projections include a significant… Read More
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A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultation to the U.S. emphasized “raising productivity growth and labor force participation” as the first of five goals necessary… Read More
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According to a recent report by the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), the multi-employer program of the PBGC “is more likely than not to run… Read More
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We’ve probably all heard the expression “You get what you pay for.” This rings true for employers as well regarding the “gender pay gap.” As… Read More
The New York Times has announced that the American middle class is no longer the wealthiest in the world. That distinction, the Times claims, now… Read More
As a working woman and mother of four young children, I strongly support fairness in the workplace. And that is why the Paycheck Fairness Act… Read More
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), total deficits under President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal would be $1.7 trillion higher than the administration’s previous… Read More
Tax Day, April 15, is fast approaching. Americans’ general dislike or sometimes outright disgust toward paying taxes is typically cushioned by the widespread receipt of… Read More
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund is projected to run dry in just two years. Absent legislation to address the disability program’s impending… Read More
The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis recently completed a preliminary macroeconomic analysis of House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dave Camp’s (R–MI) Tax Reform… Read More
President Obama has made income inequality the forefront issue on his 2014 agenda. However, more government is not the solution to increasing economic opportunity in… Read More
Proponents of increasing the minimum wage have argued that the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is drastically lower than it should be and… Read More
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released its 2012 data on births, indicating detrimental trends that could cast yet another blow to the already… Read More
Detroit is the poster child for economic decline. The city’s policies and politics over the past half-century should serve as a “do not” guide for… Read More
Dave Camp (R–MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has announced a series of hearings on bipartisan entitlement reform proposals, the first of… Read More
The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection yesterday with some $18 billion in debt, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in the… Read More
The Treasury Department’s release of $100 million from the Hardest Hit Fund last week amounts to a federal bailout of five Michigan cities without congressional… Read More
Outside the President’s general, grow-the-government, increase-the-debt, tax-the-rich budget themes lies a commonsense proposal to use a more accurate measure of inflation when calculating government benefit… Read More
