EconomyCommentary
Remembering Free Market Economist George P. Shultz
George P. Shultz, one of America’s leading statesmen and champions of free markets, died Saturday. He was 100. During his distinguished career, Shultz, a former… Read More
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6 Bleak Consequences From CBO’s Report on the $15 Minimum Wage
Rising incomes are a great thing, and it would be wonderful if all jobs paid at least $15 per hour. After all, that would reduce… Read More
EconomyNews
6 Things to Know About Democrats’ COVID-19 Package
Democrats are poised to use Senate rules to pass a mostly partisan COVID-19 “stimulus” package, despite President Joe Biden’s appearing to be open to Republicans’… Read More
EconomyCommentary
GameStop, Robinhood, and Short Selling: Not a Free Market
For many years, researchers at The Heritage Foundation have pointed out that U.S. financial markets have been highly regulated for more than a century, especially after the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Socialism Delivers Misery
People hate America’s big disparities in wealth. It’s a reason why, among young people, socialism is as popular as capitalism. The Democratic Socialists of America… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Warren’s Attack on Private Equity Industry Isn’t Just Bad for Wall Street, It’s Bad for Main Street
Politico reports that progressive Democrats are set to “crack down” on the private equity industry, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., likely to reintroduce her 2019… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time Is Ours to Win War on Government Waste
In the last 20 years, our country’s national debt has exploded. In 2001, when George W. Bush took office, the national debt was $5.8 trillion. It took around… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s How GOP’s Stimulus Package Compares to Biden’s
Ten Senate Republicans released a $618 billion counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package hours before they met on Monday evening in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Schumer Is Wrong About Debt. Congress Must Take Debt Danger Seriously, Not Spend Recklessly.
The combination of unified control of the federal government along with the COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly caused some elected officials to think there are no… Read More
EconomyNews
Billions of Dollars of Coronavirus Stimulus Still Haven’t Been Spent, Republican Senators Say in Letter to Biden
A group of 10 Republican senators outlined a less expensive coronavirus relief compromise bill and said much of the past stimulus passed during the pandemic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s COVID-19 ‘Rescue Plan’ Won’t Save Working Americans
Millions of Americans are still unemployed in the wake of COVID-19 shutdowns. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden’s so-called American Rescue Plan fails to provide targeted relief… Read More
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Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Costs More Than Entire 1981 Federal Government
The $1.9 trillion relief bill that President Joe Biden wants Congress to pass now as his response to the COVID-19 pandemic would cost Americans more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Lawmakers Should Reject Efforts to Hold Back Plant-Based Alternatives
Veggie burgers are not made from cows. They are also nutritionally different than burgers made from cows. And yet, some in the meat industry are… Read More
EconomyNews
Will Biden’s Policies Lead to Job Losses? Here Are Possible Economic Impacts of 4 of Them.
President Joe Biden’s policies, announced in the first days of his administration, potentially could kill millions of jobs, according to estimates from both government and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
$15 Federal Minimum Wage: An Anchor on Struggling Businesses
President Joe Biden has proposed a nationwide $15 minimum wage as part of his so-called “American Rescue Plan.” Talk about bad timing: Raising labor prices… Read More
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House Democrats’ Deja Vu Tax Agenda for ‘Equity’ Would Hurt (Not Help) Economic Opportunity
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.” The goal of lifting more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On 1st Anniversary, China Phase One Trade Deal Has Not Aged Well
Jan. 15 marks one year since the U.S. and China signed a bilateral agreement, known as the Phase One deal, establishing new rules on trade…. Read More
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Oregon Capitol Staff to Get Pay Raise for COVID-19 ‘Inconvenience’
An early-December memo from Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek outlined state lawmakers’ budget for the six-month legislative session that kicks… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Says His ‘Priority’ Will Be Minority- and Women-Owned Small Businesses
President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will make minority- and women-owned small businesses its “priority,” his transition team tweeted Sunday. “Our focus will be on small businesses… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Some Realtors Fear Association’s ‘Hate Speech’ Ban Is Built on a Slippery Slope
In what some consider one of the most far-reaching social-policy moves in the corporate world, the National Association of Realtors—called the nation’s largest trade organization—has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Wasteful Programs From Massive Spending Bill That Can, and Should, Be Reversed
President Donald Trump is right: There’s a lot of ridiculous gimmicks and wasteful projects in the new massive spending bill. And the good news is… Read More
EconomyNews
4 California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns
California small businesses are crumbling under the weight of a new stay-at-home order and a lack of meaningful financial assistance. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Is Right Not to Pass Bailouts for States and Cities
It looks as though Congress won’t be including additional direct aid to state and local governments in the end-of-year COVID-19 relief package. Congress is right… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Things You Need to Know About the $1.4 Trillion Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus and $900 Billion COVID-19 Package
Congressional leaders introduced on Monday a fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide $1.4 trillion in spending for government agencies as well as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Trump Tax Cuts of 2017 Will Make COVID-19 Economic Recovery Easier
December 22 marks the third anniversary of the signing into law of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping update to the U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Is the Left Attacking Transparency at the EPA?
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to promote transparency by making it easier for Americans to see how it makes regulatory decisions. Many on the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The World Trade Organization Gets It Wrong: It Is Not the Government’s Job to Pick Innovators
The World Trade Organization has released a new report that offers recommendations to world governments on how to stimulate innovation in digital economies. Regrettably, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Should Renew the Generalized System of Preferences Trade Law Without Add-Ons or Delay
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, chairman of the House Ways and Means trade subcommittee, introduced legislation this week that would renew a trade program that eliminates tariffs… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Is Still Winning on the Economy
Some people can’t handle success. The latest jobs report shows that despite the pandemic, President Donald Trump’s policies of lower taxes and reducing regulations continue… Read More
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5 Reasons Why More Stimulus Checks Aren’t the Answer
Congress is considering proposals for another coronavirus relief bill on top of the $4.1 trillion in aid already authorized. Politicians on both sides of the… Read More
