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Cartoon: The Left’s Latest ‘Jobs’ Strategy
How that fast food worker strike could backfire …
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Chart: How Much Fast-Food Prices Would Rise If Employers Paid $15 an Hour
As thousands of fast-food workers participate in strikes today pushing for their wages to be raised to $15 an hour, it’s important to remember the… Read More
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City Surprises Taxpayers With Monthly Fee to Fix Potholes
DULUTH, Minn.—All one needs to do to get a clue about the scope of this city’s street repair problem is log on to the local… Read More
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Deal or No Deal: House Republicans Toy With Short-Term Extension of Export-Import Bank
With just nine legislative days left before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires Sept. 30, House Republicans are reportedly working on a deal to extend the… Read More
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It’s Time to End Cronyism in Washington. Let’s Begin With the Export-Import Bank.
It’s unfortunate that while we’re faced with so many critical issues like ISIS terrorists and unsecure borders, Washington is instead focused on delivering special favors… Read More
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This State Just Made Backyard Bird Feeders Illegal … by Accident
Residents of Mississippi with backyard bird feeders could run afoul of new state regulations that prohibit the “supplementary feeding” of wild animals. The new rules… Read More
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Jared Bernstein, former chief economist for Vice President Joe Biden, argues that it is time to “dethrone” the U.S. dollar. Bernstein bases his argument on… Read More
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During Obama’s Presidency, National Debt Has Grown by $61K Per Household
You may have heard pundits time and time again dismiss America’s debt problem, touting that the deficit has fallen by 50 percent since 2009. Yet… Read More
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FBI Radio: Public Service or Self-Serving?
Listen to the radio and you might run across a segment that sounds something like a news report. A newsy music introduction plays as a… Read More
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How Cities and Counties Can Free Workers from Bullying Unions
Under the National Labor Relations Act, states may pass right-to-work (RTW) laws. In jurisdictions without these laws, unions can force workers to pay dues (although… Read More
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Iowa Not Sure How Many People Got Extra Unemployment Benefits by Accident
DES MOINES, Iowa — Bureaucrats at Iowa Workforce Development admit they don’t know how many people were paid extra unemployment benefits in March, nor can… Read More
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Report: These Five States Have Highest Liability Per Taxpayer
Taxpayers in Alaska who enjoy keeping their money will be happy to see a new report that claims the country’s 49th state is best able… Read More
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Want Your Biggest Pay Raise Ever? Here’s the Step You (Probably) Need to Take
Labor markets in the U.S. have become steadily less dynamic for the last few decades. In a dynamic labor market, there is more hiring, more… Read More
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Maps Developed in Secret Suggest EPA May Be Expanding Regulation
BISMARCK, N.D. — A map developed by the EPA and released to a U.S. House committee investigating controversial proposed water regulations should have citizens concerned,… Read More
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Visual Proof: One Giant Obama Flip-Flop
Use the arrows below to see the flip-flop in Obama’s thinking about the Export-Import Bank since he became President. Warning: if you weren’t suspicious of… Read More
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Data on Migration From Red States to Blue States, or Vice Versa, Slow Thanks to IRS
SPRINGFIELD — The Internal Revenue Service is slowing the pace with which it releases data on the migration of people — and thus their income… Read More
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The Government Is Controlling Private Property to Save Frog Species Not Seen in 50 Years
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is seeking to protect the dusky gopher frog on the Endangered Species List by designating over 1,500 acres… Read More
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This City May Hike Minimum Wage to $13.25 an Hour
California’s at it again. On Labor Day, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to announce a three-year series of hikes to the city’s minimum… Read More
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CBO Updated Budget Outlook Shows Economy Headed in Wrong Direction
New figures from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirm the ongoing negative economic impact of Obama-era policies such as the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank… Read More
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California to Triple Tax Credits to Hollywood
In an effort to revive a struggling entertainment industry, California Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislative leaders announced a five-year expansion to the state’s film… Read More
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New Report Shows U.S. Deficit for Just This Year Is Huge
While many reports will focus on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) 2014 deficit and economic forecast released today, a less-told story is what’s driving the… Read More
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‘Taxes Really Do Matter’: Whopper of a Lesson From Burger King’s Move
Following Burger King’s example, more companies will aim to move their headquarters to other countries if the United States doesn’t lower — or eliminate —… Read More
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These Two Charts Totally Explain Burger King’s Move to Canada
Burger King’s taxes are going to decrease significantly in Canada. (Since this chart was made, the U.K. rate has become 21 percent and Canada’s rate… Read More
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Unreleased Robin Williams Film Got $302K in Funding From Tenn. Taxpayers
NASHVILLE — One of Robin Williams’ final movies, “Boulevard,” filmed in Nashville more than a year ago with a $302,000 investment from Tennessee taxpayers, still… Read More
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Why It Makes Sense for Burger King to Become a Canadian Company
How many iconic American companies have to leave or threaten to leave these shores for foreign lands before Washington acts to fix our anti-growth tax… Read More
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The Obscure Government Agency That Big Business Loves
Congress is debating the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, an obscure government agency that funnels subsidies to foreign firms for the purchase of American… Read More
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There Is No California Comeback
News media from coast to coast are celebrating a “California comeback” after a near-decade-long Golden State economic collapse. But even this latest recovery may be… Read More
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Unemployment Benefit Checks Sent to People Who Weren’t Signed Up for Them
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Workforce Development may have trouble managing money, but its management understands the importance of politeness. In early March, the agency,… Read More
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Why Is It So Hard for Employers to Fill These Jobs?
America has a deficit of workers. Willing workers. Capable workers. Skilled, or at least semi-skilled workers, who can do a job and do it well…. Read More
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This Program Epitomizes Government Cronyism
Even bottom dwellers are getting special treatment in D.C. Unlike the joke that makes some lawyers mad, in this case I’m talking about catfish. Buried… Read More
