EconomyCommentary
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
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We Should Be Talking About Tax Reform, Not Instagram Posts
Once again, we’re not living in boring times. This time the Twitterverse and the media are up in arms over an Instagram post and comment… Read More
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Our Debt Problem Is Really a Spending Problem. Economic Growth Won’t Fix It.
Two hundred and sixty-nine billion dollars. That’s a big number, and yet it’s not the amount the federal government spends on any of its major… Read More
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Corporations, Democrats Join Forces to Block Trump Nominee to Run Export-Import Bank
The business community of South Carolina is pressuring Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of a critic of… Read More
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Another Bogus Score for Air Traffic Control Reform
While Congress has flown the coop for its August recess, the clock is ticking toward the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Sept…. Read More
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America Is Heading Straight Into Its Most Avoidable Crisis Ever
In the looming shadow of another debt limit debate, Congress should stand firm and demand spending controls before increasing the debt limit again. Most people… Read More
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IRS Rehires 213 Employees Ousted for Falsifying Documents, Avoiding Taxes, Other Offenses
The Internal Revenue Service rehired 213 employees who ducked taxes, falsified documents, were convicted of theft, or made unauthorized use of taxpayer data, an inspector… Read More
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Add Homebuilders to the List of Industries Hurt by Tariffs
New data show that protectionism is taking a toll on the confidence of homebuilders. Last month, homebuilder confidence hit its lowest reading since November 2016,… Read More
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Trump-Endorsed Immigration Bill Would Save Taxpayers Trillions
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump endorsed the RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue,… Read More
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Clothing Suppliers Want Free Trade, Not Protectionism
A recent study shows that anti-trade rhetoric in the nation’s capital is worrying U.S. executives who represent clothing brands, retailers, importers, and wholesalers. This rhetoric… Read More
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WalletHub Gets It Exactly Wrong on Tax Incentives. Cronyism Is Not the Answer.
A new list that ranks states on the ease of starting a business puts Nevada at a dismal 35th using dubious methodology that drives down… Read More
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Budget Experts Call for ‘Bold Leadership’ to Cut National Debt
Politicians continue to put their interests first in ignoring looming consequences to the massive and growing U.S. national debt, experts on the economy said at… Read More
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Woman Tangles With State Government Over Airbnb Licensing Rules
Pennsylvania has shut down a small-business owner for helping others post on Airbnb, the website for renting short-term guest rooms in private residences. Sally Ladd… Read More
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These Obama Regulations Make a Strong Case for Tax Reform
Congress is pivoting to tax reform, which if done correctly, should replace a list of draconian Obama-era regulations that went to extraordinary lengths to keep… Read More
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Environmentalist and Labor Groups Have Bashed NAFTA. Here’s Why They Are Mistaken.
As the United States, Canada, and Mexico prepare for next month’s North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations, several environmental and labor groups have slammed the… Read More
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Freedom Foundation Drains Union Membership Rolls by Promoting First Amendment
Union leaders in Washington state who plotted to undermine a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning mandatory union dues are now seeing the other end of… Read More
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Free Trade Must Remain a Bipartisan Issue
In 1979, then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan launched his presidential campaign saying, “A developing closeness among Canada, Mexico, and the United States—a North American accord—would permit… Read More
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Bankrupt Puerto Rico Gives Millions to Sketchy Firms With Government Ties
Bankrupt Puerto Rico has awarded nearly $11 million in consulting contracts to various businesses, including marketing, lobbying, and public relations firms, some with ties to… Read More
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$15 Minimum Wage Would Wreak Havoc on One of America’s Richest Counties
Montgomery County, Maryland, would have passed a $15 minimum wage if is wasn’t for County Executive Ike Leggett. Leggett, a Democrat, openly supports increasing the… Read More
