EconomyCommentary
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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Fifteen Members of Congress have come together to urge the Federal Reserve to further restrict its emergency lending authority, something the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act failed… Read More
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How far does $100 get you? According to the Tax Foundation, which monitors tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels, that depends on… Read More
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Pennsylvania’s large transportation system is getting old. Nearly 6,000 of the state’s bridges were deemed structurally deficient in 2008. Its 40,000 miles of state-maintained highway… Read More
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Pay your protection money. Do the secret handshake. And kiss the ring. Otherwise, forget having green activists attach their environmental seal of approval to the… Read More
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What is the cost to enforce minimum wage hikes in cities across California? It is an important question in Oakland and San Diego, which are… Read More
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WAUWATOSA, Wis.—Sally Sprenger, owner of Supportive Homecare Options, shook her head last week as she watched about 75 people participate in a Service Employees International… Read More
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We talk about taxes as a “burden” because they reduce the take-home pay of American workers, the profits of American businesses, and the purchasing power… Read More
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Thirty-three years ago this month, President Reagan picked up his executive signing pen and affixed his name to one of the most sweeping pieces of… Read More
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Over two decades, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency paid an informant inside Amtrak nearly $1 million for information readily available to law enforcement. The DEA… Read More
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STILLWATER, Minn.—With its waitress and single cook, its retro-style booths with pale green cushions and its stainless steel wrap-around countertop, the Oasis Cafe could be… Read More
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Did you know your tax dollars are financing unions? Thanks to what the federal government calls “official time,” government workers spent 2.4 million hours on… Read More
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A new study finds the government’s Cash for Clunkers program hurt the industry it intended to help, leaving taxpayers to cover the $3 billion price… Read More
