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$15 Minimum Wages Would Be the Highest in the World
Leaders in New York and California signed legislation earlier this month that will raise the states’ minimum wages to $15 an hour, a rate higher… Read More
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A Family-Owned Business Braces for California’s Minimum Wage Hike
SAN DIEGO—Elvin Lai has been in the hospitality business his entire life. The San Diego hotel where he serves as chief executive officer has been… Read More
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IRS Can Track Your Cell Phone, but Leaves Billions in Taxes Uncollected
While the Internal Revenue Service continues to leave uncollected tax money on the table, the agency beefed up its surveillance capabilities in a move that… Read More
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This Rail System Costs Taxpayers $22 Per Passenger
A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the… Read More
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Green Cemetery Owner Fights Law Restricting Casket Sales
In the summer of 2015, Shelia Champion bought some land in Hazel Green, Ala., hoping to turn it into an environmentally friendly cemetery where members… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Needs to Stop FDA Attack on E-Cigarettes
Many innovative products that may help people quit smoking, such as e-cigarettes, may be forced off the market, courtesy of a looming Food and Drug… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Tax Law Makes It Almost Impossible for ‘S Corporations’ to Use Equity Crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding, created by the JOBS Act in 2012, will finally become legal on May 16th. The tax code, however, makes it almost impossible for… Read More
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After Receiving $191 Million in Taxpayer-Backed Loans, Spanish Solar Company Files for Bankruptcy
A Spanish solar energy company benefiting from $191 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank declared bankruptcy last month, calling into question whether the embattled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tax Day Doesn’t Have to Be So Frustrating
For many Americans, the days leading up to tax day are some of the most dreaded on the calendar. Over the past several weeks, Americans… Read More
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LA City Council Halts Discussion of Minimum Wage Exemption Pushed by Labor Unions
The Los Angeles City Council isn’t currently planning to further discuss a proposal exempting union members from the southern California city’s new minimum wage, despite… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
9 Charts You Need to See for Tax Day
Tax Day is almost here. As Americans all across the country finalize their tax filings, let’s take a look at where all those tax dollars… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Hidden Tax That Costs Households Up to $1,600 a Year
A rising tide of regulation has covered almost a third of the U.S. labor market. Workers who previously could find a job on the strength… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What’s Needed to Roll Back Obama’s Regulatory Regime
Last week’s Daily Signal op-ed on a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency provided an informative crash course on the history of private property… Read More
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Senators Lobby Consumer Bureau in Letter That Appears to Be Written by Agency’s Own Adviser
The Daily Signal has obtained a draft letter from two Democrat senators urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to continue addressing what they call “discriminatory… Read More
EconomyCommentary
FCC Looks to Regulate Internet Rates (After It Said It Wouldn’t)
Will the Federal Communications Commission regulate the rates of your Internet provider? In the run up to the FCC’s decision last year to re-classify broadband… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Little Improvement in New Congressional Puerto Rico Plan
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Natural Resources released a revised draft of its “PROMESA” bill, which is legislation for a federal intervention in Puerto Rico’s… Read More
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Government Watchdog Questions Export-Import Bank’s $75,000 Lease of ‘Luxury’ Vehicle
A new report from the Export-Import Bank’s independent watchdog questions whether a five-year lease of a “luxury vehicle” that cost the agency more than $75,000… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Court Rules FSOC Failed to Show MetLife Is a Threat to US Stability
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) suffered a well publicized defeat last week when a U.S. District Court rescinded the FSOC’s decision to single out… Read More
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Think Tank Announces It Will Fight Government’s Demands to Turn Over Climate Change Documents
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank, will oppose a subpoena that demands documents related to its research on climate change and donor… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Today Shouldn’t Be Equal Pay Day
Women’s advocacy groups have declared today, April 12, “Equal Pay Day”—the alleged day through which women must work to earn the same amount as men… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Colleges Can Help Fix the Gender Pay Gap
Women in the U.S. earn about 20 percent less than men, on average, mostly because they choose different occupations and tend to work fewer hours… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Iran-Boeing Talks Raise Importance of Senate Delay on Ex-Im Nominee
Officials of the Obama administration teamed up with Boeing executives last week to lobby for Senate confirmation of the president’s nominee to the board of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Conservative Lawmaker on the House Budget: ‘We’re Not There Yet’
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the next round in the budget battle now that Congress is back… Read More
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New York’s $15 Minimum Wage Called ‘Too Much, Too Fast’ for Small Business Owners
“I think most business owners’ gut feeling is: ‘It’s not going to be good,’” Rod Dion, who owns a small business in Albany, N.Y., said… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Steel Tariffs Cost American Families Hard-Earned Money
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing “on the global steel industry situation… Read More
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Mitch McConnell Pressuring Banking Committee Chairman to Move on Export-Import Bank Nominees
As many Senate Republicans continue to oppose holding hearings for President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging… Read More
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Under California’s Minimum Wage, This Bookstore Owner Is Struggling to Survive
After more than a decade at the helm of her bookstore, Ann Kinner faces an uncertain future because of new measures at the city and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama Is Abusing His Authority to Try to Stop American Tax Inversions
The U.S. tax system makes it extremely difficult for international businesses to compete in the global market. A prominent and recent example of the lengths… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama’s Budget Compared to a True Conservative Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the’s 2017 budget proposal. As expected, CBO’s analysis of the administration’s latest proposal shows that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Regulation That Drastically Infringes Landowners’ Rights
On March 30, the Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. This case is one of a collection of… Read More
