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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
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Sanders Casts Lone Vote Against FDA Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cast the only vote against a Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill that passed the Senate Thursday in an… Read More
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Microsoft’s Plan to Expand Broadband Would Benefit Rural Americans
The growth of “broadband” (or high speed) internet access has bestowed enormous benefits on the American economy. Roughly 300 million Americans have access to broadband—increasingly… Read More
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Strong Jobs Report for July Gives Trump Momentum for Tax Reform
The U.S. economy created 209,000 jobs last month, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, exceeding expert predictions by nearly 30,000… Read More
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Bernie Sanders Joins UAW in Mississippi Push for Nissan Union Vote
High-profile Democratic Party leaders and Hollywood celebrities are partnering with the United Auto Workers to help Big Labor gain footing in Southern states. The UAW… Read More
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Government Has No Clue How Much Land It Bought With $815 Million
Interior Department officials have no idea how much land they bought for $815 million, nor if the properties are being used for their intended purpose,… Read More
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Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Proposals Would Make Americans Worse Off
On July 24, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled proposals by House Democrats to create “a better deal” for American families and workers. Unfortunately, the… Read More
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Emails Show Seattle Mayor’s Office Manipulated a Minimum Wage Study for Political Benefit
The Seattle mayor’s office coordinated with a University of California, Berkeley economist to manipulate a study on the effects of a $15 minimum wage for maximum political benefit, according… Read More
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The Minimum Wage Hurts Workers. So Why Does the Left Want to Hike It?
For the most part, people share common goals. Most of us want poor people to enjoy higher standards of living, greater traffic safety, more world… Read More
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FDA Gets It Right by Embracing Tobacco Harm Reduction
In an apparent philosophical shift, the Food and Drug Administration is taking a new tack when it comes to tobacco regulation: It is embracing the… Read More
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One Union’s Desperate Effort to Unionize Automakers in the South
A union organizing campaign at one workplace does not normally generate national headlines, but the 10-year-plus effort by the United Auto Workers to unionize the… Read More
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Republicans Promise to Make Your Taxes ‘Simpler, Fairer, and Lower’
Republicans are working to find a way to raise enough revenue to offset their plans for steep tax cuts after tax writers and the Trump… Read More
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How Republicans in Nevada Caved to Crony Capitalism, and Lost
The story of Faraday Future and its $1 billion electric automobile plant in the Nevada desert is a cautionary tale about a governor who didn’t… Read More
