Economy Commentary
Obama’s Latest Tax Hike Shows Why Dynamic Scoring Matters
President Obama has come out with another tax hike on the “rich” that will hurt all Americans. This is not surprising. Raising taxes on the… Read More
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This Government Agency Spent $31 Million on First-Class Flights
Executives of the Department of Health and Human Services are routinely on the go, flying throughout the country and the world to aid those who… Read More
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Government Agency Under Scrutiny for $215 Million Building Renovation
Costly building renovations at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are raising more congressional concerns that the agency’s spending is out of control. A government… Read More
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The IRS Has Around 100,000 Employees. And Yet It’s Still Incredibly Incompetent.
Imagine that a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced that it has plans to slash customer service, that it will… Read More
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Florida Governor Looks to Poach Jobs From Pennsylvania
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is planning a trip to Philadelphia in February, and he’s hoping to lure some Pennsylvania businesses back south with him. His… Read More
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Free Markets Smash Chinese Rare Earth Minerals Monopoly
Last week China announced that it would adhere to a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling from last year by removing export quotas among other restrictions… Read More
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We’ve Been Calculating Budget Scores for Legislation Like Obamacare All Wrong
There is hubris in every government project. The unspoken idea behind bills as comprehensive as the Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank is that legislators can… Read More
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New GOP Plan Would Force Online Sales to Be Taxed at Rate of Seller’s State
House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., this week jumpstarted the sputtering effort to allow states to collect sales taxes on sales by out-of-state, mostly… Read More
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What the Media Missed About Obama’s New Proposal: It’s a Wage Cut for Workers
President Obama just urged Congress to cut workers’ wages. Of course, the news headlines did not report it as such. However, make no mistake: The… Read More
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Map Reveals Where Americans Moved in 2014 (Hint: It Wasn’t Ohio)
More families moved out of Ohio than moved into the state last year, according to reports from three of the nation’s largest moving companies. While… Read More
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MetLife Mounts First Legal Challenge to FSOC Process
Life insurance company MetLife has been locked in a battle with the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) for months. Last July, the FSOC, a sort… Read More
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Have Environmentalists Hijacked the Government’s Dietary Guidelines?
A government advisory committee will soon issue its recommendations for the 2015 dietary guidelines to the federal agencies. And this year, it’s weighing environmental concerns… Read More
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IKEA Wants Millions in Tax Incentives for Tennessee Store
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An unelected board of 11 people in this city soon will decide whether to grant $9.5 million in tax incentives to the IKEA… Read More
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Audit: Va. Department of Transportation Squandered Millions on Lousy Contractor
RICHMOND, Va. — A confidential audit found that the Virginia Department of Transportation wasted millions of tax dollars by failing to fine a nonperforming contractor…. Read More
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There Hasn’t Been One Since 2001. Can This New Budget Chairman Deliver a Balanced Budget?
A balanced budget and health care reform. Those are two things Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., is pledging to deliver as he takes the helm of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Liberal’s New Tax Plan Won’t Help the Middle Class
There is widespread agreement that the tax code is inhibiting economic growth and harming American families as a result. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., ranking… Read More
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Why Washington Politicians Want to Hike the Gas Tax
Suddenly everyone in Washington wants a gas tax hike—apparently so consumers don’t save too much money at the pump. As prices keep falling, the politicians… Read More
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One Democrat’s Plan to Put More Money Back in Your Pocket
The House Budget Committee’s top Democrat is out with a new plan that he says will put more money back in the pockets of middle… Read More
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The Union-Driven Crisis That Could Be Coming to a City Near You
For “Outrageous Government Scam of 2014,” it’s hard to compete with the news of the supersized public employee pensions in California. If you haven’t already… Read More
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City Decides to Close Bar … After Subsidizing Its Losses With Taxpayer Money
HOWARD LAKE, Minn. — Minnesotans in 2013 spent more than ever on booze at local government-owned bars and liquor stores. But in Howard Lake, the… Read More
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What States Should Do About the EPA’s New Carbon Crusade
Climate change regulations imposed by federal bureaucrats now give state governments a new opportunity to extract money from their citizens. In the interest of protecting… Read More
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The Biggest Problem Politicians Are Tempted to Ignore
With so many high-profile, headline-grabbing issues facing the incoming Congress, lawmakers might be tempted to ignore one of the most persistent problems in Washington: overspending…. Read More
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Refusing to Wait for State Lawmakers to Act, These Counties Passed Right-to-Work Laws
A major economics story for conservatives slipped under the radar screen as Americans celebrated the New Year: Two more Kentucky counties passed local right-to-work laws…. Read More
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Fracking, Not Obamacare, Has Helped the Middle Class
Americans of all income levels would benefit from faster economic growth that raises wages. Unfortunately, wages are being held back by the very policies supported… Read More
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In Nevada, You Need a License to Teach How to Apply Makeup
LAS VEGAS —Two years ago, the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology fined and shut down two makeup instruction businesses owned by Lissette Waugh and Wendy… Read More
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New Year, New Minimum Wage Fights In These 6 Cities
A minimum-wage hike could be coming soon to a city near you. Impatient with the federal government and inspired by the examples of Seattle, San… Read More
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Virginia Farmer’s Property Rights Dispute With Green Group Hits Another Snag
Virginia farmer Martha Boneta thought her long-running dispute with a local green group was coming to an end. But now, that light at the end… Read More
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December Employment Report Shows Job Growth Kept Pace With, Not Exceeded, Population Growth
The December employment reports’ headline figures show robust labor market growth. But the details of the report give less optimistic news. The economy continues to recover… Read More
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Surprise Move: The Fed Pulls Back on Deposit Insurance
Yesterday’s release of the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in December revealed very little new information on the Fed’s overall monetary policy… Read More
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The House Just Made It Harder for Politicians to Steal From Social Security Retirement Fund
This Tuesday, House Republicans nearly unanimously adopted new rules for the 114th Congress (H. Res. 5) which set the stage for long-overdue Social Security reforms… Read More
