EconomyNews
If Tate Reeves has his way, one of the Mississippi’s most onerous taxes may be on the chopping block. The Republican lieutenant governor wants the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
First, an apology. In a July 2 article in this newspaper [Investors Business Daily] I erred in citing Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers comparing the… Read More
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A beleaguered federal agency has overspent its travel budget by at least $3 million, House investigators determined. The Export-Import Bank allocated $1.3 million for travel this year, but is… Read More
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It’s not just the Internal Revenue Service that allows hundreds of employees to do union business full time on the public’s dime. “Taxpayers spent around… Read More
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A new map—presented as a GIF—is putting unemployment rates in historical context. Courtesy of Metric Maps, the image shows how unemployment rates have changed state-by-state from 1976 to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Monica Potts accuses conservatives of perpetrating a “big, long, 30-year conservative lie.” “It took the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression for many economists,… Read More
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Today many Americans are taking home a smaller paycheck than they used to, according to a study released Monday by the United States Conference of… Read More
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The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has announced that it directed its staff to take more of an activities-based approach to identifying systemic risk in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When I see a headline accusing an author of writing something that was “error-filled,” well, call me crazy, but I expect to see some errors… Read More
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Democrat billionaire Tom Steyer has donated more than $20 million to candidates and outside groups to influence this year’s election, making him the top individual… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to impose a one-year ban on many agricultural imports from the United States and other countries that have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The last several months have seen a wave of American companies merging with foreign companies, a process known as “inverting.” In effect, inversion is the… Read More
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As momentum gathers for a “living wage” across the country, one Minnesota gubernatorial hopeful is bucking the trend. On the campaign trail for the Republican… Read More
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While Congress takes its five-week vacation, the hard work of union organizing continues at the National Treasury Employees Union. And it’s subsidized by taxpayers. The Washington Times… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Would you like to own a small business someday? If so, sorry — the Service Employees International Union would rather you didn’t. The SEIU has… Read More
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A small-town cafe ignited a firestorm of controversy that has engulfed Minnesota. On Aug. 1, the state bumped the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8… Read More
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Thursday’s headline in the Los Angeles Times — “Argentina Defaults on International Debt” — spooked me, as it did investors. The stock market tanked on… Read More
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Virginia is open for business to rideshare companies Uber and Lyft—at least, for now, and with lots of strings attached. Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney… Read More
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President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton used the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to push for the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization. During the summit’s headline event,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Neither the federal government nor state governments should impose mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms in food. Here’s why. For thousands of years, humans have… Read More
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When lawmakers return from their August recess, they’ll be facing pressure to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, a government agency whose charter is set to expire on… Read More
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President Obama’s approval ratings continue to plummet. Americans’ approval of the president sunk to a new low at 40 percent according to an NBC/Wall Street… Read More
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Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., offered support for the Export-Import Bank in a recent interview even as he criticized the government for providing taxpayer-backed subsidies to U.S. companies… Read More
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Long-term unfunded obligations in Medicare and Social Security alone reached nearly $49 trillion, according to the 2014 report from the Social Security and Medicare Boards… Read More
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A Massachusetts liberal who helped mastermind new legal restrictions from Congress that shook up Wall Street now sees reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank as a… Read More
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It’s the first such proposal in almost 30 years, and incumbent members of the House of Representatives have no desire to see the complicated measure… Read More
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The campaign for cronyism grabbed headlines on Monday, when the chairman of General Electric claimed that taxpayer subsidies are “crucial” to American trade with Africa…. Read More
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Oakland City Council members who favor a minimum-wage increase have received campaign donations and research from wage-hike activists and labor unions. Last week, the council voted,… Read More
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Economist Matthew Mitchell says ridesharing companies make a lot of sense in places such as Albuquerque, N.M., where he grew up. “There’s limited public transportation… Read More
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The home state of Boeing’s airplane division benefits the most from financing by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and by a huge margin, a state-by-state analysis… Read More
