EconomyCommentary
The Sneaky Way Obama Is Hiking Death Taxes
President Barack Obama isn’t afraid to enact his agenda over the will of Congress. At this late stage in his presidency, he’s still overreaching his… Read More
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Congress Waits for Obama’s Final Regulatory Costs Report, Later Than Usual
In President Barack Obama’s final year in office, the administration’s annual draft report to Congress on new federal regulations is later than usual and on… Read More
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How DC Small Businesses Are Preparing for a $15 Minimum Wage
With the District of Columbia’s new $15 an hour minimum wage law slated to go into effect over the next four years, many local businesses… Read More
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In 2015, the Government Employed Over 277,000 Regulators
Want to work in a field that has more than quadrupled in size since 1960? Consider being a regulator for the federal government. Even during… Read More
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Heating Up: Time to Reform FEMA
Five named storms have already formed in 2016, with Hurricane Earl making landfall last Thursday in Belize. Massive thunderstorms caused extensive damage and death tolls… Read More
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Here Are 7 Ways Free Trade Has Helped Michigan
In 2010, the Michigan economy was on the rocks—715,000 people were out of work, and the Great Lakes State’s gross domestic product had contracted by… Read More
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‘Like Hogs at the Trough,’ Lobbyists Feast on Farm Bill for Subsidies, Food Stamps
Proving that green politics don’t strictly slant red or blue, House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway spent two days touring the district of his Democrat counterpart,… Read More
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Lessons on Free Trade From the Great Depression
With all the talk going on about the merits of free trade and the U.S.’s free trade agreements, it might be helpful to look at… Read More
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US a Big Winner From Global Outsourcing
Americans seem inordinately concerned with where their cars, clothing, and food are produced. Approximately eight out of 10 consumers say they would purchase an American-made… Read More
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Finally, EPA May Be Held Accountable for Potential Wrongdoing at the Gold Mine King Spill
Criminal investigations into the Environmental Protection Agency’s disastrous handling of its Gold King Mine spill are under way. This is a laudable step toward accountability… Read More
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Encouraging News in July Jobs Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July jobs report contained little bad news. The bureau found that employers created a net 255,000 new jobs since June…. Read More
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These Tax Code Changes Could Save Average American Families Around $4,000 a Year
It’s a nuisance when an ATM charges you money to take money out. Imagine having to pay 31 cents for every dollar you withdraw. That’s how… Read More
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Soaring Business Taxes Hurt America’s Ability to Compete
Countries around the world have made maintaining low corporate tax rates, as well as reducing rates, a priority in recent years. Meanwhile, the United States… Read More
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New Massachusetts Law Banning Employers From Asking Salary History Could Hurt Employees
Transparency in pay is a rallying point of “fair pay” advocates. Why then would a recent law passed in Massachusetts prohibit questions about pay? Ironically,… Read More
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It Takes 4 Times Longer to Become a Hair Braider Than an EMT in Oklahoma
For aspiring hair braiders in more than half of the United States, obtaining the license needed to work this job can take as few as… Read More
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3 Things Reagan Said About Trade That Apply Today
Ronald Reagan was an advocate of free trade throughout his presidency. But just like today, many Americans in the 1980s opposed free trade and pushed… Read More
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Trade Deals That Benefit Both US and Other Nations Are Possible
In an update to its Information Technology Agreement, the World Trade Organization began the process of eliminating tariffs on hundreds of technology products, resulting in… Read More
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The Popular Narrative About Financial Deregulation Is Wrong
Americans are being fed a false narrative. As the story goes, in 1999, Congress repealed the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act. The financial sector was free from… Read More
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Government Agency Spent Millions on Public Relations Campaign to Improve Image
Top officials at the Government National Mortgage Association spent $3.9 million on a public relations campaign designed to create positive images for themselves, including a… Read More
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Tech Entrepreneur Explains Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Big Tech
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., insists that “competition is dying” in the tech industry because of giant corporations like Google, Amazon, and Apple. But to entrepreneur… Read More
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As a Teen Cashier Seeing Food Stamp Use, I Changed My Mind About the Democrat Party
Mamaw encouraged me to get a job—she told me that it would be good for me and that I needed to learn the value of… Read More
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Should the Postal Service Handle Your Loans as Well as Your Mail? Elizabeth Warren Thinks So.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is inching closer to eliminating private payday lending with restrictive new rules and, some advocates hope, paving the way for… Read More
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30% of Workers Need ‘the Government’s Permission to Work.’ 2 Senators Want to Change That.
With nearly one in three American workers needing to acquire an occupational license in order to work, two Republican senators are stepping in with an… Read More
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Why the Save Our Social Security Act Would Hurt the Economy and Drive Down Other Tax Revenues
Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., recently introduced the Save Our Social Security (S.O.S.) Act, which includes some practicable and commonsense solutions such as raising the retirement… Read More
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Here’s How Americans Can Curtail ‘Autopilot’ Spending and Take Back the Federal Budget
The federal budget is out of control. Autopilot spending currently consumes 68 percent of all tax dollars and will devour an ever-larger share of the… Read More
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You Need 4 Different Licenses to Shine Shoes in DC. Sen. Ben Sasse Wants to Change That.
Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska have teamed up to challenge the issue of occupational licensing, which refers to the… Read More
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What It Means to Have a Trade Deal That Puts America First
The new Republican Party platform suggests: “We need better-negotiated trade agreements that put America first.” Here are nine ways future trade agreements could really put… Read More
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Republicans Slip Ex-Im Language Into Appropriations Bill, Setting Up Fall Showdown
Prominent Republicans in the House and Senate have resurrected a fight over the Export-Import Bank after slipping language into appropriations bills that would allow the… Read More
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What We Can Learn From 1 Pastor About Winning the War on Poverty
One of the best parts of representing my home of North Carolina in Congress is getting to welcome constituents and friends to our nation’s Capital… Read More
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Grim Budget Projections Show Need for More Congressional Action, Less Rhetoric
A recently released congressional report shows the depth of American fiscal problems and the need for lawmakers to tackle the nation’s dire financial situation. On… Read More
