EconomyNews
Lawmakers Propose Short-Term Extension for Highway Trust Fund
Unlikely to reach an agreement by the end of the month, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would temporarily… Read More
EconomyNews
Small Business Left With ‘Bitter Taste’ After Deal With Export-Import Bank Goes Sour
For Induction Innovations of Elgin, Ill., the services provided by the Export-Import Bank seemed perfect for a small business. But after purchasing an insurance policy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Program Epitomizes Waste and Favoritism. Lawmakers Now Have a Chance to Repeal It.
Do legislators truly care about waste and cronyism? We may get a chance to see how serious (or not) legislators are about these issues if… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government Regulation Is on the Rise Under Obama. This Infographic Explains Why.
The number and cost of government regulations continued to climb in 2014, intensifying Washington’s control over the economy and Americans’ lives. The addition of 27… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Favoritism for a Few Politically Connected Cronies: The Problem With Ex-Im Bank
There are two types of businesses: successful ones that don’t need financial assistance from the government, and unsuccessful ones that don’t deserve it. Those lucky… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama Administration’s Regulations Cost Americans $80 Billion a Year
What do restaurant menus, refrigerators, community banks and escalators have in common? All were subjected to yet more federal regulation last year. No fewer than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Dirty Secret of How Washington ‘Balances’ the Budget
For the first time in more than five years, Congress has passed a budget plan. The plan would balance the budget by 2024—but only if… Read More
EconomyNews
House GOP Leader: Gas Tax Hike Not ‘Viable’ to Fund Highways
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy tells The Daily Signal that a short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund is the likely solution before the measure… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: Washington’s Transportation Spending
Heritage’s Michael Sargent wrote about the Highway Transit Fund earlier this week: Transportation funding could hit a dead-end at the end of the month. On… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
On the Brink: Greece Empties Its Emergency IMF Account—to Repay the IMF!
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” —Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises The Daily Telegraph… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Facebook’s Requirement for Higher Wages, Paid Leave Is Good, but a Government Mandate Isn’t
Facebook recently announced plans to require its vendors to pay workers at least $15 per hour, offer at least 15 days of paid vacation and… Read More
EconomyNews
Delaware Group Pulls Out of US Chamber Over Claim That Export-Import Bank Helps ‘Small’ Businesses
The founder of a chamber of commerce for small businesses is pushing back against claims from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the Export-Import Bank… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ignore Politicians Saying Amtrak Crash Is Proof More Funding Is Needed. We First Need to Know More.
On Tuesday night, an Amtrak train travelling on the Northeast Corridor crashed near Philadelphia, killing at least seven and injuring over 200 others. The tragic derailment… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Excessive Regulation Hurts America’s Entrepreneurs
America is becoming the land of overregulation, with its entrepreneurial vitality increasingly drained by the massive expansion of the administrative state. According to a new… Read More
EconomyNews
Does the Export-Import Bank Really Create Jobs?
Many of the Export-Import Bank’s biggest supporters argue the controversial agency creates jobs. But does it really? The Daily Signal reached out to the bank’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s Where the Prospective 2016 Presidential Field Stands on the Export-Import Bank
There’s been a lot of talk about the Export-Import Bank in the news lately, with debate about the 80-year-old agency ramping up as Congress nears… Read More
EconomyNews
House GOP Leader: It’s Time to ‘Wind Down’ Export-Import Bank
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tells The Daily Signal that it’s time to “wind down” the Export-Import Bank. “This is a place the speaker… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rewriting the Rules
A left-wing confab wants to rewrite the rules for how Americans do business with each other, their government, and the world. The Roosevelt Institute is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Washington Is Mismanaging Your Gas Tax Dollars. Here’s Why States Should Have Control.
Transportation funding could hit a dead-end at the end of the month. On May 31, the Highway Trust Fund’s authorization to pay for the nation’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Faulty Government Forecasts Make Social Security Look More Secure Than It Is
Lawmakers rely on projections from federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to assess… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama Administration’s Major Regulations Cost More Than $80 Billion Annually
The major regulations imposed by the Obama administration now cost Americans more than $80 billion a year—twice as much as the rules issued by the… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Wasted Seat’: Chamber of Commerce Official Takes to Twitter to Rip GOP Congressman on Ex-Im Bank Stance
The intensifying debate over the Export-Import Bank’s future spilled over to Twitter yesterday after a top official with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce took to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Lawmakers Can Do If They’re Serious About Ending Bailouts
There’s still a widespread belief that the federal government will bail out large financial firms if there’s another crisis. Curbing the Federal Reserve’s ability to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The 7 Steps the Next President Should Take to Boost Our Economy
Foreign policy should work to advance a constructive agenda—something that’s been largely lacking in the Obama era. Hopefully, the next president will come up with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hourly Compensation Has Grown By 69% Since 1972
Have average wages for American workers grown since 1972? Absolutely—and only a reliance on measures with well-documented flaws can show otherwise. First, look around you:… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Report Shows Corrupt IRS Employees Typically Keep Their Jobs. Some Even Get Promoted.
Editor’s note: Democrats’ so-called Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the Senate this weekend, would allow the IRS to hire 87,000 new agents. There aren’t many… Read More
EconomyCommentary
April Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April jobs report contained modestly encouraging economic news. The payroll survey showed employers added just under a quarter million net… Read More
EconomyNews
Worried About ‘Government Picking Winners and Losers,’ Jindal Calls for Closing of Export-Import Bank
Bobby Jindal has become the latest Republican presidential hopeful to call for the end of a federal agency that makes taxpayer-backed loans to foreign businesses… Read More
Economy News
Rick Perry Changes His Mind on Ex-Im Bank, Calls for Its End
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for an end to the Export-Import Bank—a reversal from the position he held as governor. In an op-ed… Read More
EconomyFeature
What Every 2015 College Graduate Should Know
I’m four months out of college, living halfway across the country from where I grew up. I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with… Read More
