EconomyCommentary
Democrats’ Debt Ceiling Position Makes Zero Sense
“If you buy a car,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained the other day, “you are expected to pay the monthly payment. … It’s… Read More
EconomyNews
April Inflation Report Bodes Ill for American Families, Economist Says
An economist says “families’ incomes are not keeping up with inflation” after the latest consumer price index showed inflation rose 0.4% in April, up 4.9%… Read More
Economy Analysis
If America Defaults on Debt, ‘It Will Be 100% Joe Biden’s Responsibility,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt… Read More
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‘Nothing Has Changed’ Since Feb. 1 Meeting, McCarthy Says on Debt Ceiling
President Joe Biden met with Republican and Democrat leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling as the U.S. could “run out of cash” in less… Read More
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Biden Administration’s 82% Cut to Allowable Catch Imperils New England Fishermen, Trade Group Warns
Jerry Leeman III grew up in a family of commercial fishermen in Harpswell, Maine, and says he and others are ready to oppose aggressive federal… Read More
EconomyNews
Economist Estimates Exact Date US ‘Will Run Out of Cash’ Amid Debt Ceiling Debate
The U.S. “will run out of cash to pay all the government’s bills on time” on June 8, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics…. Read More
Economy Commentary
Are Labor Markets Really Improving? Pulling Back Curtain on ‘Magic of Government Statistics’
As America enters the thick of this year’s second quarter, the repercussions of the Biden administration’s economic policies become more apparent. New numbers from the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time for Biden and Schumer to Stop Demagoguing and Take Debt, Spending Talks Seriously
As Americans deal with an economic hangover of high inflation and rising interest rates caused in large part by Washington’s irresponsible spending spree, House Republicans… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Must End This Multibillion-dollar Government Slush Fund
A little-known slush fund at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has become a go-to funding source for billions of dollars of abusive spending in the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What If 1 Day the Federal Workforce Just Disappeared? Turns Out, It Has
As of Wednesday, it’s been 1,143 days since workers across the country were sent home in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Biden’s Plan to Penalize Responsible Homebuyers Could Ravage Retirement Savings by $31,000
The Federal Housing Finance Agency just announced it will hike the loan-level pricing adjustment fee on homebuyers with high credit scores and redistribute those funds to… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Disaster’: State Financial Officers Slam Biden Admin’s ‘Upside Down’ Mortgage Policy
A new Federal Housing Finance Agency policy that took effect Monday “will have the net effect of making it significantly more expensive for people with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Iowa Taxpayers Shouldn’t Be at Mercy of Woke Investment Managers
Iowans have an opportunity to make asset managers decide whether they will operate to further the financial interests of Iowa residents or weaponize their duties… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here Are Winners, Losers If House’s Debt Ceiling Plan Becomes Law
The House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act on Wednesday, marking a significant victory for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. McCarthy managed to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
European Commission Undermines Western Innovators, Boosts Chinese Dominance of Telecom Sector
On Thursday, the day after World Intellectual Property Day, the European Commission—the self-proclaimed world regulatory superpower—officially proposed a massive regulatory regime of patents that will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Green Manufacturing Boom Will Lead to Dangerous Bust
“America is Back in the Factory Business” declared a recent Wall Street Journal headline. On its face, this should be good news. Investments in expanding… Read More
EconomyNews
Job Creators Network CEO Issues Dire Recession Warning After ‘Anemic’ Growth Report Under Biden
The president and chief executive officer of the Job Creators Network says “the economy is stagnating” following the release of the gross domestic product report on Thursday…. Read More
EconomyNews
House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Package
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 as the debt ceiling debate continues in the nation’s capital…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Marxian Education
Some schools are ditching traditional grading. Instead, they use “labor-based grading,” an idea promoted by Arizona State University professor Asao Inoue. Labor-based grading means basing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Refuse to Deal as House Republicans Deliver a Pro-Growth Bill to Reduce Spending
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., released text April 19 of legislation dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act. The bill, a focus of internal negotiations among… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s an Agency That, Despite Its Name, Does Anything but Protect Consumers
The recent security breach at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows the problems with the administrative state, but the threat that the CFPB and similar… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Work Requirements Are Less About Welfare Savings Than About Human Well-Being
Most Americans think that work in exchange for government benefits is common sense. For safety-net benefits, work-capable beneficiaries should begin to work, look for work,… Read More
Economy Commentary
Trusting God While Running Small Businesses, Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories
Being a business owner is not always as glamorous as it looks, but it is highly rewarding, say entrepreneurs Hope Harvard and Macy Maxson. Harvard,… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden ‘Missing in Action’ on Debt Ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Says
President Joe Biden “has been missing in action and misleading the public,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Monday in New York as the debt… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bitter Fruit of Bidenomics: 2 Years of Inflation-Ravaged Wages for US Workers
Last week marked the two-year anniversary of declining real wages for ordinary American workers due to ongoing high inflation. The latest consumer price index, released last week, shows… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Enormous Boost in IRS Funding Is Warping Tax Agency’s Priorities
The IRS released its strategic operating plan on April 6, describing its intentions for spending the nearly $80 billion of supplemental funding it’s receiving under… Read More
EconomyNews
These States Have Taken Action Against ESG in 2023
The governors of Utah, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, Montana, and Florida have so far in 2023 signed legislation into law aimed at combating environmental, social,… Read More
EconomyNews
Job Creators Network Head Slams Biden Admin, Democrats for ‘Reckless Spending’
The president of the Job Creators Network says “reckless spending” by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats has diluted Americans’ buying power, in a response… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America Imports Nearly $79 Billion in Cellphones, Other Household Goods From China
In 2020, the year that the COVID-19 pandemic—which originated in China—hit the United States, Americans imported $61,689,114,229 in the category of “cellphones and other household… Read More
EconomyNews
63% of Small Business Employers Concerned ‘Shaky Economic Environment Could Force Their Business to Close’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Job Creators Network Foundation monthly survey is providing somber insight into how some small businesses view the U.S. economy. Sixty-three… Read More
