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Mom-and-Pop Restaurants Feel Pinch of Minimum Wage Hike
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.—As far as Rob Pluta is concerned, New Jersey lawmakers who say they want to help restaurant workers by raising the state’s minimum wage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Policies That Would Make Gas Cheaper
Sick of paying too much at the pump? If you are, there’s good news: There are policies Congress and the Obama administration could implement that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Paul Krugman Mischaracterizes Heritage Chart
Paul Krugman has this to say about our chart below: [T]he Heritage Foundation tells us that the top 10 percent of filers are cruelly burdened,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Real Story About What Ended the Great Depression (Hint: It Wasn’t the New Deal)
My seventh-grade son recently wrote a U.S. History paper extolling the virtues of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. “It ended the Great Depression,” he wrote… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Michelle Obama Was Wrong to Trash America at the UN
In her speech to the United Nations this week, first lady Michelle Obama chose to highlight some of the negative things women face in the… Read More
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These Two States Tied for First Among States Reliant on Federal Dollars
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s nickname is the Land of Enchantment, but it also appears to be the land of dependence. A study by… Read More
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More Taxpayer Resources Needed for SEIU ‘Political Retribution’ Audit
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen calls it a compromise, but he’s still getting his “political retribution” while hitting taxpayer resources three times as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
L.A. Wants to Spend $10 Million to Help Cougars Mate
It’s no secret Los Angeles is full of cougars on the prowl. But making news today is one specific four-legged cougar — a mountain lion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Progressives Are the Primary Impediment to Progress
Merriam-Webster defines progress as “the process of improving or developing something over a period of time” or the “gradual betterment; especially: the progressive development of humankind.”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Uber Fights to Win the Regulatory War (And You Should Want It To)
It is starting to seem as if the tide of Uber’s regulatory war may be turning. In Seattle, popular demand forced a city council that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Treasury Measures Will Do Little to Stop Businesses From Fleeing U.S.
American companies are merging with foreign firms and relocating their headquarters to those foreign countries because our tax structure is uncompetitive. So what does the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
51 Cents of Every Dollar: How Much Americans Think the Government Wastes
Americans estimate that Washington wastes 51 cents of every dollar it spends, according to a Gallup poll released last week. The timing could not have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sorry, Unions: Franchises Are Real Small Businesses, Too
If the Obama Administration has its way, Ronald McDonald may soon have to wipe that grin off his face as he stands beneath the Golden… Read More
EconomyCommentary
State Governments Are Trying to Block This Man’s Strategy to Sell You a Cheaper Car
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk wants to sell you a car, but your state government might not let him. Why? He wants to deal directly… Read More
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Washington Considers Legislation That Would Let You Only Buy One Cable Channel
WASHINGTON — Concerns about higher consumer prices if cable and satellite customers could unsubscribe from local channels stalled a move on Capitol Hill to create… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Higher Fast Food Wages Could Leave Some Workers Behind
The protests outside fast-food establishments last week featured calls for a $15 hourly wage. Unemployment is only the most obvious unintended consequence we could expect under such… Read More
Scott Walker Proposes Drug Testing for Those Filing for Unemployment Benefits, Food Stamps
MADISON, Wis. — Three years ago, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co. Inc. was begging for workers and struggling to hire candidates who could simply pass a drug test…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Obamanomics Harms Obama Voters the Most
Politics is often filled with paradoxes, and here is one that nearly defies explanation. The demographic groups that voted most heavily for Barack Obama in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Many Cheeseburgers Could You Buy With Your Share of the National Debt?
It’s Sept. 2014 and the country is $17.6 trillion in debt. In Jan. 2009, when President Obama was inaugurated, the nation’s debt was $10.6 trillion…. Read More
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Export-Import Bank Got Reprieve With No Assurances Its End Is in Sight
The House’s Republican leadership hasn’t made any promises that an embattled government bank won’t be saved again after an expected nine-month reprieve, a conservative lawmaker… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ridiculous: How the Latest Spending Bill Is Just Congress Shirking Its Job (Again)
This week, a rare bipartisan majority in the House approved a $1.1 trillion stopgap spending measure that will keep the government funded through Dec. 11…. Read More
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Labor Leader Earns Big Bucks
As head of MEA-MFT, Montana’s teachers’ union, Eric Feaver’s job is to stand up for the little guy. But on payday, he is not at… Read More
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Greenspan Joins Ranks of Opponents to Export-Import Bank
A longtime head of the Federal Reserve and prominent voice in economics has come out in opposition to a much more controversial government bank that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Do Women Really Earn 22 Percent Less Than Men?
The Census Bureau released updated data this week showing that the so-called “gender pay gap” between men and women reached a record low, with women… Read More
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Free-Market Groups Mount Campaign to Stop ‘Government Takeover of the Internet’
Free-market groups are raising concerns about a proposed government regulation that would “break” the Internet. With major tech companies flooding the Internet with messages encouraging… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rhetorical Spin vs. Economic Reality
In his campaign-style speech on Labor Day, President Obama proclaimed that “by almost every measure, the American economy and American workers are better off than… Read More
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Politically Connected: Ties Link Embattled Government Bank, Well-Heeled Consultants
Clients of a high-powered Washington consulting firm appear to have benefited from the outfit’s ties to the Export-Import Bank and the Obama administration, which wants… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reinflating the Housing Bubble?
Here we go again. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced a new low-income housing proposal. The FHFA is in charge of Fannie Mae… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness Through the Free Market
The House is likely to vote soon on the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act, which creates programs and a plan intended to increase manufacturing… Read More
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Feds Have No Idea the Extent of SNAP Fraud, Says Iowa Official
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing a great job fighting fraud committed by… Read More
