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Being Pro-Growth Is Pro-Family
I want to thank Ramesh Ponnuru for an enlightening debate on the idea of expanding the child tax credit (CTC). His latest posts are here and here. It seems like we agree on many aspects of the debate. First, a CTC expansion combined with lower rates on income and investment could be a big improvement…Derrick Morgan -
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Pictures of Faith at Work: This Family Waits, Prays for Obamacare Ruling
The Supreme Court is expected to decide as early as today whether the government can force two family businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, to provide employee health plans that cover abortion-inducing drugs and devices. Countless other faith-based family businesses face devastating fines under Obamacare if they don't break their moral and religious convictions and comply with the same…Kelsey Bolar -
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We’re All Pro-Growth and Pro-Family
The tax reform debate about the child tax credit (CTC) continues. Hopefully the discussion sheds light on whether the CTC expansion is the best policy. My purpose in writing has been 1) to point out that there is a trade-off: the bigger the CTC expansion, the less we can cut the more economically harmful taxes…Derrick Morgan -
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Cartoon: Obama’s Family-Friendly Workplace Policies
At the White House Summit on Working Families in Washington this week, President Obama pushed for more “family-friendly” workplace policies. >>> Related: Professional Ballplayer Explains Why Skipping Games to Attend Son’s Birth Was a No-BrainerGlenn Foden -
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Why One Family-Owned Business Is Fighting Against Obamacare
LORETTO, Minn.—Doug Doboszenski moves tons of dirt in his excavation business, but that’s nothing like trying to move the mountain known as the federal government. Under the Affordable Care Act, Doboszenki and Sons must provide health coverage in employee medical plans that contradicts the owners’ religious beliefs—or face thousands of dollars in Internal Revenue Service…Tom Steward -
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Marriage, Family, Faith Move Front and Center in Washington
Two major events centered on traditional values converge tomorrow in Washington: the Road to Majority conference and the March for Marriage. Let’s start with the March for Marriage: The rally brings together thousands of grassroots activists on Capitol Hill. They come to stand for marriage as it has traditionally and historically been defined — between a…Kelsey Bolar -
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This Family Has to Choose Between Paying Obamacare Mandate Penalty or Funding Abortions
It’s that time of year again. Temperatures are beginning to rise. School kids are itching for the freedom of summer. And all eyes are on the Supreme Court as the nine justices release decisions in important cases by the end of June. Among the headliner cases the Court will decide this term are the challenges…Sarah Torre