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Cartoon: Land of the Free?
Heritage Foundation expert Anthony Kim wrote earlier this week about the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom. Millions of people around the world are emerging from… Read More
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Obama’s New Oil Tax Would Hike Gas Prices 22 Cents a Gallon
“Gas prices are too cheap!”—said no one ever. Wait, scratch that: The president himself actually believes that gas prices should be higher. Though those were not… Read More
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January Job Growth Shows New Normal in US Economy
American employers created 151,000 net jobs in January, reflecting an economy that is growing, but below its previous trends. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also… Read More
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Congress Needs to Fix Disability Insurance (for Real This Time)
After two decades of ignoring blatant inefficiencies, widespread abuses, and outright fraud, Congress has used Social Security’s retirement program to bail out the Social Security… Read More
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Regulation Is Holding Back a Real Housing Recovery
Seven years after its collapse, the U.S. housing market still has not experienced a real recovery. The heavy-handed and misguided federal policy that was supposed… Read More
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The New Budget Showdown: Conservatives Want to Disavow Boehner Deal
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s call for unity is facing a familiar challenge that tripped up Republican leaders before him: the budget and spending. In October,… Read More
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It’s Time Congress Passes a Conservative Budget
The 2016 budget season kicked off last week with a particularly bleak forecast. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned that the deficit in 2016 will… Read More
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DC’s Bikesharing Program’s Big Losses Show Why Government Shouldn’t Fund Bikeshares
Showering federal money on the latest fashionable project is second nature for some members of Congress. The newest example comes with a program that looks… Read More
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Proposed Legislation Would Increase Bureaucratic Interference in Housing Market
The Senate may move forward this week on an energy bill that would result in more government meddling and wasting taxpayer dollars on activities better… Read More
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Your Tax Dollars Will Fund the Next Global Bailout
The Financial Times reports that officials “from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are heading to Azerbaijan to discuss a possible $4… Read More
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US Ties Lowest Economic Freedom Score Ever
While nations around the world are working hard to enhance economic freedom, America’s score in the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom continues to slip. With… Read More
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The US Debt Just Exceeded $19 Trillion. Here’s How We Got Here.
On Monday the U.S. national debt hit a new record: $19,012,827,698,418. This is the first time the national debt has ever exceeded $19 trillion. That’s… Read More
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America Mired Below Top 10 in Economic Freedom
America’s economy remains less free than in past years even as the world’s other economies have grown more free overall, according to the 2016 Index of Economic… Read More
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This Lawmaker Wants Congress to Be More Frugal Even in the Little Things
Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., says he has “saved” taxpayers $2 million over the past five years by not spending all of his office budget. Webster… Read More
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How West Virginia Is Leading the Charge Against Obama’s Environmental ‘Power Grab’
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The Mountain State has its back against the wall, and time is running out. Leading a coalition of more than two dozen coal states,… Read More
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America’s Economic Freedom Has Rapidly Declined Under Obama
Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom. But by sharp contrast, America’s economic freedom has been on… Read More
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Chicago Regulations Could Mean Jail for Some Airbnb Users
It could be “one strike and you’re out” for Airbnb users in Chicago. In a series of new rules, Chicago officials recently outlined a plan… Read More
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The Government Might Outlaw Free TV Binge-Watching on Your Phone
Wireless data caps, the annoying limits on how much data you can use from your phone, have been a fact of mobile life for several… Read More
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Obama’s Regulations to Close Gender Wage Gap Will Hurt Your Pay, Workplace Flexibility
New reporting requirements introduced by the Obama administration today would require companies to report to the federal government what they pay their employees by race,… Read More
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This Tax Treaty Would Authorize the Automatic Sharing of Americans’ Financial Information With Foreign Governments
In November, lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a number of seemingly innocuous tax treaties, which typically pass with little to no fanfare…. Read More
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New Government Rule Could Make It Harder for You to Buy Furniture
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), new regulations are necessary to protect helpless consumers from predatory lenders. The chief villain in the CFPB’s… Read More
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Why a ‘Smart Growth’ Agenda in This State Arouses Tea Party, Property Rights Activists
One of the biggest sources of grants in the nation’s smallest state rakes in taxpayer dollars while advancing centralized planning of environmental controls that burden entrepreneurs… Read More
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How Florida Created 1 Million Jobs in 5 Years
Gov. Rick Scott had a lot of good news to share with the Florida legislature at his State of the State address on Jan. 12…. Read More
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Satisfaction With Federal Government Services Reaches New Low
Consumers increasingly are dissatisfied with U.S. government services, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Scoring 63.9 on a scale… Read More
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How Unions Hope to Win a $15 Minimum Wage in California
Labor unions are pushing to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour with two initiatives competing for voters’ approval. Two different unions are trying… Read More
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Americans Less Focused on Budget Deficits. Why Experts Say That’s a Problem
As Congress gears up to mount discussions on their fiscal books, a new report has found that Americans’ focus on deficits is waning. However, the… Read More
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Utah Plan Would Reduce How Much Land the Federal Government Controls
Lawmakers from Utah are backing a public lands bill they say will scale back roughly 660 million acres owned by the federal government to balance… Read More
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Congress Deserves Credit for Trying to Rein in EPA, but More Is Needed
Congress deserves some credit. They passed legislation to try and block some of the Environmental Protection Agency’s overreach, even recognizing that President Barack Obama would… Read More
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Oakland’s Minimum Wage Is Up, Wal-Mart Is Out
A minimum wage of $12.55 an hour in Oakland, Calif., may be the culprit for a Wal-Mart store’s closure. Wal-Mart announced Jan. 15 it will close… Read More
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Why Calling 2015 the Warmest Year on Record Is Problematic
As a third of Americans prepare to hunker down for a blizzard, the analysts at NASA has announced that 2015 was the hottest year on record… Read More
