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Gender Does Not Affect Gender Pay Gap
We’ve probably all heard the expression “You get what you pay for.” This rings true for employers as well regarding the “gender pay gap.” As… Read More
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Study: Cronyism Increasingly Lucrative for Politicians and Businesses
Multibillion-dollar “economic development” deals are steadily shifting wealth from taxpayers to large corporations, state by state, according to a new study. Researchers from George Mason… Read More
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Permanent ‘Bonus Depreciation’ an Important Move Toward Tax Reform
The present tax system is biased against savings and investment in many ways. One of the most important is that, unlike other expenses, businesses must… Read More
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The One Policy That Would ‘Devastate’ Restaurants, According to Carl’s Jr. CEO
The chief executive of CKE Restaurants—parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s—says the Obama administration is anti-business and the outlook isn’t getting any better. “Basically,… Read More
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Thomas Piketty’s Questionable Data
Thomas Piketty made some questionable choices in adjusting and presenting the data that underlies his bestselling economics tome, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” Chris Giles,… Read More
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Ways and Means Committee Following Right Approach on Tax Extenders
The House Ways and Means Committee this week will mark up bills to extend permanently certain provisions in the tax extenders—a group of roughly 50… Read More
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The Economic History Lessons We Never Learned
Are conservatives going to allow liberals to rewrite the history of the Great Recession, just as they so successfully did in writing the fictitious account of the Great… Read More
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Seeing Green, Local Governments Rebuff Efforts to Turn Off Red Light Cameras
Red light cameras have generated millions in revenue for towns and cities across the country, but they’ve brought plenty of controversy, too. More than 500… Read More
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To Attract Investment Dollars, Americans Need a Leader, Not a Cheerleader
President Obama recently hosted executives from foreign-based businesses at the White House to highlight the benefits of investment in the United States. NPR described the… Read More
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6 Small Towns With Big Government Problems
Out-of-control government, most common to Washington, D.C., can trickle down to small towns, too. Here are six examples: 1. Air fresheners, tassels, and rosaries beware!… Read More
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How Enron, Papa John’s and the Ritz Got Taxpayer Subsidies
What do Enron, the Soros Economic Development Fund, Papa John’s Pizza, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, MTV, the Bank of Palestine, and Deutsche Bank have in common?… Read More
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Surprise! Political Pundits Dismiss Conservative Policy Agenda
There never has been a shortage of vapid policy analysis in Washington, and the current generation of pundits and reporters is no exception. Take the… Read More
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School Car Wash Fundraisers Banned in Virginia County
For years, car washes have been a fundraising staple for high school sports teams, marching bands and youth groups. Just get some kids together with… Read More
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New Grads Are Most Indebted Ever—But It’s Not Just Student Loans
Congratulations to the Class of 2014—after all of your hard work in college, you will leave your campuses the most indebted class of graduates ever…. Read More
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The Best Housing Program in America in 15 Seconds
Get government out of the housing market – that’s the message Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has for the housing industry. According to Hensarling, government intervention… Read More
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A Dynamic Leap Forward on Tax Policy
On May 21, Senator Rob Portman (R–OH) introduced an important piece of legislation, the Accurate Budgeting Act (S. 2371). It would require the Joint Committee… Read More
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Shine the Spotlight on the Left’s Corporate Cronyism Agenda
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
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Oops: The Export-Import Bank Is Actually Losing Taxpayer Money
Here’s what America is being told about the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im), so beloved by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association… Read More
The Great Society 50 Years Later: How We’re Failing America’s Poor
It was 50 years ago today that Lyndon B. Johnson gave his famed “Great Society” speech. His Great Society included a massive system of government… Read More
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Look Who’s Defending Washington Cronyism
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
Eat Your Veggies (or Throw Them Away): The Disastrous School Nutrition Standards
Leave it to the federal government to create school lunch standards that make kids want to throw out food more than eat it. The U.S…. Read More
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Federal Disability Program in Trouble: One Judge Makes It Worse
If you live in Pennsylvania and hope to receive federal disability benefits, you are in luck if your case is assigned to Judge Charles Bridges…. Read More
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Hensarling’s ‘Choice’: Success Should Depend on Hard Work, Not Friends in Washington
Until conservatives undo a system that grants favors to well-connected business interests, they will lack the “moral authority” to reform a social welfare state that… Read More
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Obama Administration Deems Gun Retailers ‘High-Risk,’ Intimidates Banks That Do Business With Them
Leave it to the Obama administration to come up with perhaps the most backdoor strategy to date to go after guns. Operation Choke Point, launched… Read More
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Rubio Takes on the Social Security Challenge
Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did something most politicians shy away from completely: He suggested reforming the Social Security program in a sensible way…. Read More
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WRRDA and Backdoor Earmarks
House and Senate conferees ushering the otherwise-flawed Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report through to final passage are touting its lack of… Read More
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These Guys Use ‘Small Business’ to Get Their Way in Washington
Saying that something helps small businesses is a great way to gain public support for your cause. Except when it’s not true. Take, for example,… Read More
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China Entrepreneurs Seek Economic Freedom in U.S.
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose sales top eBay and Amazon combined, chose the U.S. as the location for its initial public offering (IPO) last… Read More
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AT&T DirecTV: Even More Competition in the Video Marketplace
Sunday’s announcement that AT&T had signed a $49 billion deal to acquire satellite video company DirecTV received a predictable reaction from many quarters in Washington…. Read More
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FHFA Should Not Give GSEs New Lease on Life
Mel Watt, President Obama’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, has broken his silence and has left no doubt that he will break with… Read More
