Social Security COLA: How to Improve Accuracy and Stop Excess Spending
Time for some simple math: Which poll will more accurately determine the effect of a change on a whole group—one that surveys three of 10… Read More
3 Trillion Reasons Not to Raise Taxes Again
Do you know how much President Obama has raised taxes? Oh, by about $3 trillion. In a new paper, Heritage expert Curtis Dubay reminds us:… Read More
Obama Agriculture Cuts Nearly Three Times More Than House and Senate Bills
The “farm bill” affects all Americans, not just farmers. After all, everyone eats and wants affordable food to feed their families. Yet as is typical,… Read More
Michigan Union Threatens Teachers’ Credit Scores
Most people expect unions to protect workers, not attack their credit ratings. The Michigan Education Association (MEA) does not share these expectations. The union has… Read More
Farm Bills Would Cost More Than Obama Stimulus
The House and Senate are considering farm bill legislation this week whose costs should raise red flags for all Americans. In fact, the House and… Read More
The Story on November’s Food Stamps “Cuts”
The latest buzz about food stamps is that benefit amounts will be “cut” beginning November 1. But what is this “cut”? Basically, it’s the benefit… Read More
JOBS Act: Crowdfunding Moves Forward
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, passed in April 2012 with huge bipartisan majorities, was designed to substantially reduce the regulatory burden on entrepreneurs… Read More
Look Closer: Tax Increases, Not Spending Cuts, Are the Harmful Austerity
Proponents of government spending want to use the recent history of Europe as evidence that spending cuts are harmful, but their arguments lose traction when… Read More
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Separating Food Stamps from Farm Programs
As Heritage has frequently written, food stamps must be separated from agriculture policy to achieve real farm bill reform. These programs should be analyzed and… Read More
How Obamacare Hurts You If You’re Looking for a Job
America is hurting for jobs. And if you’re looking for one, here’s how Obamacare is hurting you. Obamacare is keeping businesses from hiring. We already… Read More
Proof That Obamacare Is Hurting the Economy
Today’s jobs report shows the labor market recovery remains weak—and businesses are telling the Federal Reserve one of the main reasons is Obamacare. Last week’s… Read More
Americans Want Solutions, Not Procrastination on Debt, Budget Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of Americans polled by Bloomberg answered that “it is right to require spending cuts when the debt ceiling is raised…because Congress lacks discipline… Read More
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President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy of government shutdown and default. But what… Read More
Updated JCT Methodology Will Improve Scoring of Tax Bills
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) finally updated the antiquated way it analyzes business taxes. The update is an important and long-overdue step that will… Read More
Water Resources Bill: Don’t Repeat the Olmsted Lock Mistake
In typical Washington fashion, lawmakers shoved an authorization for the Olmsted Lock and Dam Project—which, in this context looks a lot like an earmark—into the… Read More
Alcohol: Let’s Drink to Government Reform
In most states, alcohol is regulated but available to adults. Picking up a six pack of beer at the grocery store to share with friends… Read More
Obama’s Priorities vs. the Economy
Now that the government is whirring again, President Obama has identified three priorities for the country. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up… Read More
Farm Bill: A Response to President Obama
In his recent remarks, President Obama made a push to get a new farm bill enacted by the end of the year. Sound agriculture and… Read More
Senate Debt Ceiling Bill Includes 10 Pages of Nonsense
Last night Congress passed a bill (the Default Prevention Act of 2013) to suspend the debt limit until February 7, 2014. The bill was then… Read More
Senate Deal Fixes Nothing
The Senate announced a deal today to protect the status quo in Washington. As pundits debate the political winners or losers of this deal, one… Read More
Four Charts on How Economic Freedom Makes Your Life Better
Political gridlock, the government shutdown, and Obamacare are making Americans gloomy. But, largely thanks to economic freedom and the free-market system, things aren’t so bad… Read More
Two Things Washington Cannot Ignore
Members of Congress are still at an impasse—they cannot agree on the debt limit, spending cuts, Obamacare, or funding the government. The House has passed… Read More
Surrender on Obamacare Plus Higher Spending
According to news reports, Congress is waving the white flag in what appears as a proposal of nearly complete surrender. First, lawmakers would give up… Read More
Federal Housing Administration Is Undermining Responsible Housing Policy
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has discrepancies in its loan portfolio that are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon and will continue to pose a… Read More
Apple Wins Latest Round Against Samsung Thanks to the Obama Administration
Apple achieved another protectionist victory Tuesday in its ongoing battle with South Korea’s Samsung when the Obama Administration decided not to veto an import ban… Read More
Economy News
What the Founders Thought about Debt
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” wrote William Shakespeare in Hamlet. As the Founders were exceptionally well read men, they surely knew the reference…. Read More
Moody’s on Debt Limit: Calling Obama’s Bluff on Default
A voice of reason emerged today among the doomsday predictions over a U.S. government default if the debt limit is not raised by mid-October. The… Read More
Three Magic Tricks Washington May Try to “Solve” the Debt Crisis
Yesterday in a press conference regarding the national debt, President Obama stated: “There is no magic wand that allows us to wish away the chaos.”… Read More
Why Japan Should Reengineer Innovation
The Japanese are good at innovation. It was their reengineering techniques that propelled them to a top world competitor in the 1980s. But since stagnation… Read More
Why Is Obama Needlessly Scaring Seniors?
Apparently things aren’t ugly enough in Washington, so President Obama has started scaring senior citizens. “In a government shutdown, Social Security checks still go out… Read More
