EconomyCommentary
The Insane Amount the White House Is Spending on Standing Desks
The White House reportedly wants to shell out a whopping $700,000 for standing desks. While it’s true that sitting all day long can have adverse… Read More
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The Key Fact the Media Missed When Reporting on Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
States that accepted Obamacare expansions have had Medicaid enrollment increase 18 percent, and total Medicaid spending grow 17.7 percent, a recent report from Kaiser Family… Read More
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Cut, Cap, and Balance Makes a Comeback With Goal of Slicing Deficit in Half
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., are joining forces to revive a plan to cut the deficit in half as the deadline… Read More
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Top Aide to John Boehner Calls Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Goal for October
House Speaker John Boehner’s chief of staff has made reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank one of his top priorities for October. Mike Sommers, Boehner’s chief of… Read More
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Court Strikes Down Sprinkler System Requirement in New Homes
A Minnesota court on Tuesday threw cold water on state regulations requiring sprinkler systems in many new homes. The sprinkler requirements are expensive and unnecessary,… Read More
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Washington Sets the Stage for Another Financial Crisis
My 13-year-old son told me at the dinner table the other day that Franklin Roosevelt was one of America’s “greatest presidents” because “he ended the Great… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: Resettling America
Earlier this week, Stephen Moore wrote on internal migration in America: The so-called “progressives” love to talk about how their policies will create a worker’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Fruit Police: Feds Should Stop Limiting Fruit and Veggie Sales
Sell too many cherries, and the federal fruit police might come knocking at your door. Washington’s fruit and vegetable marketing orders give cartels the green… Read More
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Why Social Security Benefits Aren’t Rising Next Year
The government announced on Thursday that nearly 65 million Americans will not receive an increase in Social Security benefits next year. The reasoning? Consumer prices… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Promises to Keep Pressure on Boehner During Debt Ceiling Debate
As pressure builds for Congress to increase the government’s borrowing cap, outgoing House Speaker John Boehner is signaling he will do what it takes to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Social Security’s Current Way of Calculating Cost of Living Hurts Taxpayers
Social Security beneficiaries will not see a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to their benefits this year. Social Security beneficiaries won’t see a boost in their benefits because… Read More
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Amid Ongoing Legal Battle, Savannah to Vote on Requirement That Tour Guides Pass Test
Under pressure from a federal lawsuit, Savannah, Ga., may bow out of an ongoing legal battle Thursday that would dismantle the city’s tour guide regulations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When Bank Regulation Becomes Absurd
Bank of America has announced that it will reduce 200 trading- and investment-related jobs. Even with the cuts, their bank compliance managers (those who make… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Should Drones Be Regulated? Balancing Privacy, Airspace Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration missed its Sept. 30 deadline to file national regulations for drone use. Interest groups sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration… Read More
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Teacher Unions Fight to Keep Their Clout in Right-to-Work States
Proposals to stop state and local governments from deducting union dues from their employees’ paychecks are likely to gain traction in coming months, those on… Read More
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Why This Small Business Owner Is Concerned About a New Federal Regulation on Overtime
Terry Shea opened a small gift boutique in Hoover, Ala., 11 years ago. Four years later, at the height of the recession in 2009, Shea… Read More
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Philly Legislators Move to Force Union Elections
PHILADELPHIA—A faction within the city’s largest teachers union is planning to challenge incumbent officers in next year’s elections because the faction’s members feel that their… Read More
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To Avoid 19% Cut in Benefits, Lawmakers Must Overhaul Social Security Disability Program
The trust fund that helps pay for disability insurance under Social Security is on track to run out of money next year, a shortfall that… Read More
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Why Congress Must Work to Balance the Budget
Important budget questions were discussed this week at a widely attended event by the Institute to Reduce Spending that featured Chairman of the House Budget… Read More
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How Congress Can Mess Up the Highway Spending Bill
With the threat of a government shutdown largely averted (at least until December), Congress is turning to address other must-pass measures it has skirted this… Read More
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Nearly 1,000 People Move From Blue States to Red States Every Day. Here’s Why.
The so-called “progressives” love to talk about how their policies will create a worker’s paradise, but then why is it that day after day, month… Read More
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House Republicans Team Up With Democrats to Force Vote on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
House Republicans joined forces with more than 100 of their Democratic colleagues today in supporting a measure to force a vote on reauthorizing the Export-Import… Read More
EconomyFeature
‘Building Up Skills’: How St. Coletta’s Shops Fill a Gap for Adults With Disabilities
It’s a warm Friday in September, and Devonte Barksdale is spending it inside, beading necklaces. “That’s what we gotta do,” he says. Barksdale, 23, is… Read More
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Meet the Single Mom Who Took On the IRS
Sabina Loving always knew she wanted to work for herself. So much so that, when an abandoned storefront was renovated and became available for rent… Read More
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Appeals Court Rules It’s Time for the NCAA to Pay Up
On Sept. 30, 2015, in O’Bannon v. NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued an opinion holding that the National Collegiate… Read More
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Food Truck Owners Are Fighting San Antonio in Court Over Regulations
Steaming mad at an ordinance targeting their business, four food truck vendors are hauling the city of San Antonio into court. Facing $2,000-a-day fines for… Read More
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Can the Government Competently Regulate Fantasy Football?
Daily fantasy sports players want to know which employees have access to user data after a DraftKings employee accidentally leaked vital information online on the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fair Pay Act Will Hurt Women in California
California’s attempt to reduce the so-called pay gap through its recently passed Fair Pay Act will hurt women. Women should be paid the same amount… Read More
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Teachers Union Significantly Ups Spending on Political Activities, Boosts Liberals
The 2015 American Federation of Teachers annual report shows a left-wing political machine humming on all cylinders—with teachers buying the gas. For the fiscal year ending June 30,… Read More
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What Is the Link Between Culture and Economic Opportunity?
At a panel discussion on Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation, contributors to the 2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity discussed what they characterized as the… Read More
