EconomyCommentary
Biden’s California Dream
I was surprised to read (in the Los Angeles Times) that the Biden administration’s “role model for America” is … California! He wants to “Make… Read More
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Democrats Could Pass Massive ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Without 1 GOP Vote
The Senate’s parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats can use budget reconciliation for a second time in the same fiscal year, a spokesman for Senate Majority… Read More
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Here’s How Biden Could Redeem His Discarded Call for National Unity
President Joe Biden began his presidency with an inaugural call for national unity. Since that time, his greatest legislative achievement is a COVID-19 relief package… Read More
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‘Fertilizer Taxes’ Will Hurt Farmers and Likely Drive Up Food Prices
If the existing trade disputes with China were not bad enough for American farmers, now another trade action could hurt them. It will also likely… Read More
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Biden’s Tax-and-Spend ‘Infrastructure’ Plan Would Slow Economy, Deepen Swamp
The Biden administration on Wednesday released details of the first part of its latest enormous spending plan. Although President Joe Biden is promoting the plan… Read More
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Washington Should Steer Clear of Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled
One of the most frequent claims from Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign was that he would only seek tax increases on those earning more than… Read More
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It’s Time to Get Serious About Reforming World Trade Organization
“No negotiator walks away from leverage, right? … Every good negotiator retains his or her leverage to use it.” That’s what recently installed U.S. Trade… Read More
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Liberals’ Employer Tax Scheme in Lieu of $15 Minimum Wage Is as Crazy as It Is Convoluted
Despite repeated setbacks—including opposition from some Democrats—to liberal lawmakers’ deeply flawed push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, proponents continue their desperate… Read More
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Debunking 6 Myths About the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Congress passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut and reform package in December 2017 that became the subject of heated, partisan attacks. Now, more than three… Read More
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Trump’s Tax Cuts Worked. Tax Hikes Now Will Kneecap Economic Recovery From COVID-19.
Three years after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act took effect, Democrats in Congress are ready to roll back some of the most critical reforms…. Read More
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How ‘Equal Pay Day’ Compares Apples and Oranges
This year, March 24 marks “Equal Pay Day”—a day that’s supposed to symbolize how far into the new year women must work to earn what… Read More
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New Study Finds Economic Freedom Is Key to Curbing Fake News
Economic freedom helps to inhibit the spread of fake news, according to a recent academic paper featured in the European Journal of Information Systems. According… Read More
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GOP Senate Leaders Criticize Biden Team for Prioritizing Social Justice Over Working Americans
Three top Senate Republicans have voiced concern to the Biden administration’s Labor Department that it is prioritizing social justice above the interests of American workers…. Read More
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Biden’s Proposed Tax Increases Would Be Largest Since LBJ’s in 1968
Faithful to his campaign promises, President Joe Biden is eyeing steep tax hikes, but despite the claim that the tax increases will hit only the… Read More
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Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle
Now that the bloated, debt-financed “stimulus” package has been signed into law, Congress has begun working on its next spending-spree target, infrastructure. House Speaker Nancy… Read More
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Now Come the Taxes
The front-page headline in Monday’s Wall Street Journal said: “Biden weighs how to pay for agenda.” Who purchases something they know they can’t afford, and… Read More
Economy Analysis
The History Behind the ‘Woke’ Invasion of Big Business
Why is corporate America increasingly stepping in to support “woke” social justice causes? “These corporations are part of a movement that has been going on… Read More
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5 Things to Know About Agriculture Amnesty Bill
The House of Representatives is expected this week to take up one of the most egregious immigration amnesty bills in recent memory, the Farm Workforce… Read More
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Waiving PAYGO on $1.9T ‘Stimulus’ Is Reckless. There Are Better Ways to Go.
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” was passed under the guise of responding to COVID-19. In reality, less than 10% of the bill… Read More
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How Congress Exacerbated Union Pension Crisis Under Guise of Coronavirus Relief
By the time this column appears in print, Congress will have passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. And that’s a shame. As its many… Read More
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5 Charts Show Why Congress Must Stop Adding to National Debt
President Joe Biden signed into law an enormous, debt-financed “stimulus” package on Thursday. This was the final step in a multi-month process to pass a… Read More
Economy Analysis
First Woman to Lead House Energy and Commerce Panel Now Fights Left’s Job-Killing Agenda
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., was the first woman ever elected chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. And now, as the ranking Republican on the panel,… Read More
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Biden’s Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: A $1.9 Trillion Disaster
President Joe Biden has signed his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. Though regularly billed as “the COVID-19 relief bill,” Democrats’ legislation is not… Read More
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Governors, Just Say No to Federal Bailouts
The Democrats’ COVID-19 spending bill, which would cost taxpayers nearly $2 trillion, includes $360 billion of new funds available for state and local governments, in addition to more than $170 billion for schools and colleges. Governors should… Read More
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Stimulus Package Includes $86 Billion Bailout for Union Pensions
An $86 billion bailout for nearly 200 union pensions was included in the Democrats’ massive stimulus package, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign… Read More
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2 Major Reports Conclude Excessive Government Spending Threatens American Prosperity
Last week, two important reports were released, shining a light on one of the major challenges facing America—excessive government spending that is causing the poor… Read More
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Ocasio-Cortez’s Terrible Minimum Wage Argument
“It is utterly embarrassing that ‘pay people enough to live’ is a stance that’s even up for debate,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently tweeted. “Override the… Read More
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2021 Index Finds Rise in Global Economic Freedom, but US Score Falls
America’s economic freedom ranking has fallen to an all-time low, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. The United States fell three… Read More
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Time to Start Talking About America’s Coming Bankruptcy
Did you know America is going bankrupt? Most people don’t. Maybe the saddest part about our country’s state of affairs is that all our vitriol… Read More
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Fox Business’ Charles Payne Assesses Where US Headed at Launch of 2021 Index of Economic Freedom
Charles Payne of the Fox Business Network sat down with Jack Spencer, vice president of the Institute for Economic Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, to… Read More
