EconomyCommentary
Despite the recent improvement in our nation’s economic outlook, small businesses and entrepreneurs face significant challenges from today’s burdensome regulatory framework. While the unemployment rate… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week the Obama administration announced it would move ahead with a new Department of Labor rule designed to provide uniform fiduciary rules for anyone… Read More
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President Obama’s executive actions on immigration will likely lead to a hike in the number of people eligible to collect Social Security. This information comes… Read More
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You’ve probably heard the claim that deficits have been cut in half and are at the smallest level since 2009, implying that the nation has… Read More
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Today Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation making Wisconsin the nation’s 25th right-to-work state. The victory is a historic moment for the growing right-to-work movement. Workers… Read More
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(This article was originally published last week, before the Wisconsin state assembly passed right-to-work legislation.) Wisconsin is poised this week to become the 25th “right-to-work state,”… Read More
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Wisconsin is one step closer to becoming the 25th right-to-work state. The Wisconsin State Assembly today approved right-to-work legislation barring unions from requiring workers to… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment report found robust economic growth continued in February. Employers added 295,000 net new jobs while unemployment dropped to 5.5… Read More
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A new poll shows that Americans don’t believe the economic policies put in place by the government in the wake of the recession have been… Read More
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Georgia residents could soon see prices surge at the pump, as lawmakers consider a bill that would significantly raise taxes on gas so the state… Read More
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Here’s a quick update on the latest developments in environmental regulation: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing what likely will be the most costly… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world, is the only major country to tax its businesses on income earned outside… Read More
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The U.S. Constitution requires that tax bills originate in the House of Representatives. So could President Obama really impose a tax hike on Americans through… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee held a hearing last week on the impending crisis of the insolvency of the Social Security Disability… Read More
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The so-called affordable housing movement achieved a victory with the recent move by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to finance two new funds: the… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The national spotlight has focused on Wisconsin’s push to become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state. Reporters have paid much less attention to an equally important… Read More
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Heritage analysts James Gattuso and Michael Sargent weighed in on the issue in a column last week: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to place… Read More
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Last year, Congress created two major programs for farmers that, not surprisingly, will shatter Congressional Budget Office’s cost projections. Taxpayers’ liability for these programs is open-ended… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
If there were ever a right time to eliminate the estate tax in America, it is right now. The latest tax collection data make an… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
People who believe in the power of individual liberty and free enterprise have had a rough time lately. And with so many recent examples of… Read More
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Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen met with a coalition of conservatives on Friday to discuss monetary policy. In December, a coalition of conservative groups led by American… Read More
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Robert Hall caused a stir among labor economists when he presented evidence before the Senate Finance Committee last month that the decline in labor force participation since the… Read More
EconomyHealth CareCommentary
Chairman of the House Budget Committee Tom Price (R–GA) announced the appointment of Dr. Keith Hall, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, as… Read More
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After seven years of hindsight, the conventional explanation for the world’s second greatest financial crisis remains the same: The private banking sector was insufficiently regulated,… Read More
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Don’t expect Amtrak to stop selling $16.15 burgers for $9.50—and asking taxpayers to subsidize the loss. In a 2012 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing,… Read More
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What happens when Social Security Disability Insurance, an integral program that provides benefits to the disabled who are unable to work, runs out of money… Read More
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Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to place massive “net neutrality” restrictions on America’s Internet providers, in the process redefining them as public utilities…. Read More
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Some Wisconsinites are pushing for a right-to-work bill in their state capitol this week, in hopes to have their state join 24 others in making… Read More
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The Federal Housing Administration, a primary government mortgage insurance guarantee agency, is leading a renewed push for government-insured “affordable” home loans. In an attempt to… Read More
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Should an individual be able to commit fraud and not face jail time or at least serious civil consequences? Too often we have seen multi-billion… Read More
