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Higher Minimum Wage Laws Might Make You Sick
This news may not sit well with hipster foodies in the Pacific Northwest. In a classic case of good intentions paving the way to hell,… Read More
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Conservatives Call for Tax Reform to ‘Put Small Businesses Back at the Heart of America’s Economy’
Meaningful tax reform is about putting small businesses at a competitive advantage, the leader of a nonpartisan organization committed to limited government and economic freedom… Read More
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How the Current Tax Code Disfavors American Workers
The U.S. tax code is 4 million words long, so it’s no surprise that millions of Americans look for help every year just to keep… Read More
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Trump: Rich Would Pay Same or More Under Tax Reform
The wealthy would pay the same individual income tax rate, or possibly see an increase, under his tax reform plan, President Donald Trump said Wednesday…. Read More
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Cruz Highlights 7 Ideas for Tax Reform
Sen. Ted Cruz thinks tax reform can help the average American. Tax reform is all about “the promise to remodel our antiquated, bureaucratic, ineffective tax… Read More
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The National Debt Just Hit $20 Trillion. Here’s How Congress Can Restore Fiscal Sanity.
Our national debt just topped $20 trillion. That’s 13 zeros, or $20,000,000,000,000. This also means that the federal government now owes almost $1.5 trillion more… Read More
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A Debt Crisis Is Coming, and We’re All to Blame
The largest threat to our prosperity is government spending that far exceeds the authority enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Federal spending… Read More
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Lawmaker Says Congress Will ‘Have to Be on Our Toes’ After Failing to Scrap $900 Million ‘Earmark’
After failing to stop what he called an “earmark,” one Republican lawmaker is preparing to fight the possible return of pork-barrel spending in Congress. Rep…. Read More
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Trump Is Right. ‘Our Tax Code Is a Giant, Self-Inflicted Economic Wound.’
In his second speech in two weeks on the need for tax reform, President Donald Trump again made a strong case, explaining that “our tax… Read More
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See How Your Senators Voted on the Pelosi-Schumer-Trump Debt Ceiling Deal
Senate lawmakers voted Thursday afternoon to advance a bill that would provide emergency relief funding to the victims of Hurricane Harvey and would temporarily raise… Read More
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New Study Shows Political Unrest Often Starts With Lack of Upward Mobility
In countries with higher levels of economic freedom, individuals are free to move up (or down) the socio-economic ladder because of the decisions they make… Read More
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Trump’s Budget Deal With Democrats Will Only Worsen Our Fiscal Situation
Late Wednesday night, the Senate released the text of legislation that would provide disaster relief funding and other federal aid for Hurricane Harvey and other… Read More
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Trump Stumps for Simplifying Tax Code in North Dakota
President Donald Trump took his crusade for tax reform to North Dakota Wednesday. Though he said the tax reform plan will boost prosperity and make… Read More
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House Republicans Unhappy That Trump Siding With Democrats on Debt Ceiling
President Donald Trump’s decision to side with Democrats in their push to attach a three-month debt ceiling increase to must-pass hurricane relief funding is not… Read More
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President Deploys Ivanka as Emissary on Tax Reform
Congress should at least double the child tax credit, Ivanka Trump urged Tuesday, as the president’s daughter and key White House adviser stressed the administration’s… Read More
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House Spending Bill Is Too Bloated. Congress Should Stick to the Budget Caps.
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the eight remaining annual appropriations bills. The House will combine the four-bill Make America… Read More
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Trump Can Aid the Irma Relief Effort by Issuing Special Waiver
As Hurricane Irma bears down on Puerto Rico, home to 3.4 million U.S. citizens, President Donald Trump should prepare the way for a rapid relief… Read More
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Lawmaker Seeks to Derail $900M for Amtrak Project as Earmark
A North Carolina congressman is working to stop $900 million in a transportation funding bill bound for an Amtrak project in New Jersey that he… Read More
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Black Leaders Should Focus on Lifting People Out of Poverty, Not Purging Statues
Many blacks and their white liberal allies demand the removal of statues of Confederate generals and the Confederate battle flag, and they are working up… Read More
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Tax Reform Will ‘Help Everyone,’ This Small-Business Owner Says
For one struggling business owner in America’s heartland, tax reform is a must. “Tax reform is gonna help everyone,” Carla Young, owner of C.J.’s Cleaning… Read More
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3 Ways the US Tax Code Is Killing Our Economy’s Potential
President Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the American people that if they gave Republicans the chance to govern,… Read More
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Don’t Withdraw From the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement
During his confirmation hearing in March, then-United States trade representative nominee Bob Lighthizer made the case that bi-lateral trade deficits are an issue in that… Read More
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Conservative Lawmakers: Hiking Debt Ceiling Is ‘Wasted Opportunity’ If Passed Without Reforms
With the Treasury set to be unable to continue borrowing more Sept. 29, due to the debt limit, conservative lawmakers are looking ahead to what… Read More
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How Trump Can Keep the Economy at 3% Growth
Americans received good news this week: The economy, as measured by gross domestic product, grew at a 3 percent rate in the second quarter of… Read More
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Trump’s Reversal of Obama Pay Gap Rule Is Good News for Women, Minorities
The Trump administration put a stop this week to an Obama-era rule that would have hurt the wage and employment prospects of all workers, and… Read More
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Trump Says Tax Reform Could Create ‘Millions and Millions of New Jobs’
President Donald Trump hit his campaign themes of bringing back American jobs and raising wages in launching his quest for tax reform, while blasting special… Read More
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4 Ways to Change Our Tax Code to Boost Economic Growth
In a national speech on Wednesday, President Donald Trump framed the tax reform debate that will continue to unfold when Congress returns next week. The… Read More
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Paul Ryan Calls for Tax Reform, Letting Americans ‘Keep More of Your Own Money’
House Speaker Paul Ryan called for tax reform Monday night at a town hall in Racine, Wisconsin. “We are losing businesses left and right and… Read More
