Millionaire Tax Would Punish the Biggest Job Creators
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D–NV) drifted off to fairy-tale world this week and dreamed up some statistics as he did. On the floor of… Read More
Appropriations Tracker FY 2012 Shows Spending up, Not Down
With fiscal year 2012 spending bills now at the brink of completion, The Heritage Foundation’s Appropriations Tracker: FY 2012 has been updated to reflect the… Read More
Morning Bell: An 11th-Hour Spending Deal That Comes Up Short
With Christmas just a week away and the new year nearly upon us, Congress came within a whisper of yet another potential government shutdown and… Read More
Mega-Omni: Another Get-Out-of-Town Budget Debacle
The House mega-omni—the massive nine-bill appropriations package now moving toward a vote in the House—represents another disappointing failure to cut spending and prove Congress can… Read More
Morning Bell: It’s Time to Kiss the Tax Code Goodbye
Ready for a new year and another bout with the Internal Revenue Service, deductions, exemptions, pens and pencils, calculators, receipts, 1040s, W-2s, accountants, Quicken, TurboTax,… Read More
Washington Tackles America’s Biggest Problem: Loud TV Commercials?
America’s $15 trillion debt is soaring. Some 13.3 million Americans are unemployed. The economy is stagnant. Regulations are weighing down job creation. But hey, Congress… Read More
Morning Bell: Why Would Obama Veto Job Creation?
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would, among other things, open the door for the creation of… Read More
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The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
On Friday, December 9, 2011, Representative Dave Camp (R-MI), with several cosponsors, introduced H.R. 3630, the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of… Read More
Food Stamp Fraud Costing Taxpayers Billions
The Washington Examiner recently reported that the two states bordering the nation’s capital are two of the five worst states for food stamp fraud. The… Read More
Morning Bell: Whitewashing History, Obama Style
If U.S. history is a painting on a giant canvas, President Barack Obama’s speech this week in Osawatomie, Kansas, is a thick coat of whitewash… Read More
Regulation: You Can’t Have Jobs and Eat Them, Too
As the debate swirls around regulations and jobs, it is refreshing to hear a businessman weigh in on the issue. This week, the CEO of… Read More
Huntsman Visit and a U.S.-Taiwan FTA
Former Governor Jon Huntsman (R–UT) was at The Heritage Foundation this week answering policy questions. In his talk, he emphasized budget discipline, tax reform, and… Read More
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PODCAST: U.S. Postal Service to Cut $3 Billion
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, regulatory expert James Gattuso discussed the recent news that the U.S. Postal Service is cutting $3 billion in costs… Read More
Ghost Savings: Spectrum or Spectral?
The federal government owns vast assets that would be better managed and more productive in the hands of the private sector. Selling some of these… Read More
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Heritage Libertad Radio: Presidential Debate, Spanish Elections, More
Be sure to listen to this week’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here for the first 30 minutes in Spanish. Click here for the second 30… Read More
Morning Bell: America Needs More Job Creation
After months upon months of unemployment stuck at or above 9 percent, the American people may finally see a sliver of relief in today’s jobs… Read More
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Morning Bell: Stop Obama’s Big Union Onslaught
What does it take to bring an airline to its knees? Uncompetitive union-negotiated labor contracts and a fundamental unwillingness to recognize that in a down… Read More
Unions Seek to Short-Circuit Workers’ Rights
It is an old saying that “Businesses get the union they deserve.” Workers whose companies treat them poorly unionize; workers who are treated well do… Read More
Big Labor Drags American Airlines into Bankruptcy
American Airlines announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, making it the final large U.S. full-fare airline to seek court protection… Read More
Morning Bell: How the EPA May Cost You Thousands
Brace yourself. The cost of a new car in America is set to explode, skyrocketing by thousands of dollars, all thanks to a new regulation… Read More
The DOT’s Double Standard on Airline Website Accessibility
On September 26, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a rule requiring modification of airline Web sites and automated kiosks at airports “to ensure that… Read More
Global Investors Prefer the United States, Not China
Conventional wisdom has it that China’s growing economy poses a serious threat to America’s status as a global economic superpower. The media and politicians repeat… Read More
Super Failure: No Spending Cuts, and the Debt Keeps Rising
With the failure of the super committee to recommend at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, Congress’s latest attempt at budget control has collapsed. There… Read More
Christmas Tree Tax ‘Stayed Indefinitely’
Last week, The Heritage Foundation reported on a 15-cent fee the Obama Administration’s Department of Agriculture planned to impose on certain sales of Christmas trees… Read More
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Morning Bell: America’s $15 Trillion Nightmare
This week, the U.S. national debt clock hit a nightmarish milestone: a record $15 trillion. Words can’t even begin to describe the scope of borrowed… Read More
72 Representatives Know What America Needs, and It Is Not a Tax Hike
Seventy-two Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), have joined 33 U.S. Senators in standing tall… Read More
America Hits $15 Trillion of Debt
Yesterday, the United States hit an unsavory milestone–$15 trillion in total national debt. Unfortunately, the number shouldn’t have come as a surprise. America’s debt has… Read More
Goodbye to Venezuela’s Globovision?
On October 7, 2012, the Venezuelan people will have the opportunity to elect a new president. In the months leading up to the election, Venezuelans… Read More
First-time Homebuyers Tax Credit Shows Government Can’t Fix Housing
Government programs cannot stop the decline in housing prices. The latest evidence of this comes from a study of first-time homebuyers who took advantage of… Read More
Spending Bills Setting Up Reckless Defense Cuts
Cracks in the Budget Control Act’s (BCA) spending caps are growing more visible as negotiators near completion of the first three appropriations bills for fiscal… Read More
