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President Donald Trump touted the booming economy and efforts at prison reform Wednesday as he met with inner-city pastors at the White House. “We have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic freedom enables the sharing economy, and in a groundbreaking new multinational study, the Swedish think tank Timbro finds a strong relationship between free markets… Read More
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When I read that the economy is growing strongly, it makes me happy. But in politics, good news is not enough. You have to decide… Read More
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Another weekend, another lemonade stand shut down. Over Memorial Day weekend, the city of Denver brought us the story of Jennifer Knowles and her three… Read More
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Poverty is no mystery, and it’s easily avoidable. The poverty line that the Census Bureau used in 2016 for a single person was an income… Read More
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Americans who value clean air and robust economic growth do not need to make an either-or choice, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s new annual… Read More
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The Trump administration has nominated Kathy Kraninger to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Roll Call reports that her confirmation… Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a “no action assurance” notice that delayed enforcement of an Obama administration-era regulation the agency is working to repeal, The… Read More
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“I came to this country because it offered better opportunities to start a business and make my dreams come true. But for years, Louisiana worked… Read More
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On the same day that Venezuela’s “democratically” elected socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, whose once-wealthy nation now has citizens foraging for food, announced he was lopping… Read More
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Regulators too afraid of “making a mistake” are depriving Americans of numerous beneficial and even life-saving drone technologies. That is one of several alarming conclusions… Read More
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This week, the White House is singing a new tune on trade and it sounds promising. President Donald Trump, in a joint press conference with… Read More
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For one of the most punitive agencies in the federal government, the IRS sure is forgiving with its own employees. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., has… Read More
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It’s not rocket science: Economists understand that tariffs harm both the exporting country and the importing country. Retaliatory tariffs do the same thing. Yet too… Read More
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Social Security is on track to run out of money by 2034, at which point the program will be able to pay only about 79… Read More
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In what President Donald Trump called “a very big day for free and fair trade,” he and the leader of the European Union agreed Wednesday… Read More
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You’ve probably heard about last year’s tax reform—the bill that cut Americans’ taxes in 2018 by about $1,400. What you might have missed is that… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has cleaned up more polluted or contaminated sites in less time and at a faster pace than the Obama… Read More
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The Trump administration is planning to spend as much as $12 billion in aid to help farmers hurt by the administration’s tariffs. By acknowledging the… Read More
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The San Francisco Bay Area is a booming locale, and certainly one of the most naturally beautiful. It should be a fantastically desirable place to… Read More
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New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is willing to offer state help to the New York Daily News after nearly 50 percent of the editorial… Read More
Economy Analysis
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano interview small business owner Joseph Semprevivo, president and founder of Joseph’s Lite Cookies of… Read More
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What would you buy with $26,000? A new car? A year of college tuition? A down payment on a house? This is not a hypothetical… Read More
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All but a relative few farmers and other rural residents have had electricity and telephone service for a generation, but the U.S. government devoted $10… Read More
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This year marks the first time in more than a quarter-century that Social Security has had to dip into its trust fund balance. Since its… Read More
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It will be easier to take wildlife off the endangered and threatened lists if Congress passes a bill introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. “The… Read More
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Holding federal employees accountable is essentially impossible. They have the highest job security of any sector of the economy. In fact, out of a federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reducing the minimum monthly payment on someone’s massive credit card debt and issuing them an additional credit card won’t solve that person’s financial problems. It… Read More
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Following up on the economic growth spurred by their first tax reform package, President Donald Trump and House Republicans want to see another round. “We… Read More
