EconomyNews
What’s at Stake in the Coming 4-Day Spending Fight
When Congress returns from its Easter recess April 24, lawmakers will have only four legislative days left to decide on a spending plan that prevents… Read More
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E-Cigarette Critics Get Research Dollars From Industry Competitors
Some interesting news recently landed in Jeff Stier’s inbox. “Today’s a good day to quit smoking!” proclaimed an email from NYC Quits, part of a… Read More
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OMB Director Set to Tell Agencies to Prep for Substantial Cuts
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is reportedly slated to send a letter to federal agencies later this week warning them to prep… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Weak March Jobs Report Shows Need for More Reforms in Washington
Friday’s jobs report announced that businesses created 98,000 jobs, underperforming expert predictions, and showing the weakest gains in almost a year. It appears that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here Are 6 Reasons to Lower the Corporate Tax Rate Immediately
At close to 40 percent when including state rates, the U.S. corporate tax rate is one of the highest in the world. By comparison, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time to Put an End to Sports Stadium Cronyism
Last week, the NFL approved the long-anticipated move of the Raiders from Oakland, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. Understandably, Raiders fans are feeling betrayed. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Export-Import Bank’s Secret Dealings Demonstrate the Problem With Crony Capitalism
The annual conference of the Export-Import Bank begins Thursday, which is an opportune time to catch up with the federal agency that doles out billions… Read More
EconomyCommentary
23 Ways Big Government Is Hurting the Poor
Advocates for big government often equate expanding government with concern for the poor. But reality speaks to the contrary: Expanding government often has very harmful… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Can’t Bail Out Social Security Disability Insurance Forever. Here’s a Reform Proposal.
Few things make Americans more upset than a threat to the Social Security program that they have spent years paying into. That is why a… Read More
EconomyFeature
In ‘Scary’ Episode, This Employer Is Hoisted in Effigy by Anti-Trump Agitators
Anthony J. Saliba is no shrinking violet. As a prominent Chicago financier as well as a trustee of the nation’s leading conservative think tank, he… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Latest CBO Projections Emphasize Immediate Need for a Conservative Budget
America must kick its addiction to spending before it becomes an insurmountable crisis. On Thursday, the Congressional Budget Office released its “2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook,”… Read More
EconomyNews
Obama’s IRS Chief Who Dodged Impeachment Continues Under Trump
In the heart of tax season, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen will address the National Press Club next Wednesday even as many members of… Read More
EconomyNews
She Never Joined a Union. But Union Fees Got Deducted From Her Paycheck.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Patricia Johansen has worked as a home caregiver for her two special-needs grandchildren for about 10 years. Since she never agreed to join… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why New York’s ‘Buy American’ Bill Will Only Hurt New Yorkers
Living in the state of New York is about to get even more expensive. Following New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead, the Legislature is proposing… Read More
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GOP Senators Ask Trump Administration to End ‘Too Big to Fail’ Policies
A group of Republican senators is leading an effort to end government-backed “too big to fail” bailout policies. In an effort to end the practice… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Truth About the Economic Impact of North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’
When then-North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed H.B. 2, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (commonly known as the “bathroom bill”), into law on… Read More
EconomyNews
VA Tried to Pay $10 Million for 25 Parking Spaces, and 20-Year Official’s Excuse Is That He’s New
Federal officials took six years to plan a new parking lot for a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia that would cost $10… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Debt Limit Calls for Congress, Trump to Fix the Budget
The new debt limit in place since March 16 stands at $19.9 trillion. It’s time for lawmakers to take the fiscal doctor’s diagnosis seriously. Like… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Denationalize the US Reverse Mortgage Market
Since 1989, when the Department of Housing and Urban Development started to pilot home equity conversion mortgages to U.S. homeowners over the age of 62,… Read More
EconomyNews
Heritage Blueprint Shows Lawmakers How to Balance Budget Without Hiking Taxes or Weakening Defense
Balancing the budget without raising taxes and still maintaining strong national defense are the main goals in a new budget blueprint released by The Heritage… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Looks to Rebound With Tax Reform
The White House sees the possibility of broad support for tax reform, and an opportunity for President Donald Trump to take up an issue that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Pathway to Work for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries
Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who recover should be on a pathway to return fully to the workforce, as soon as they are able. A… Read More
EconomyNews
He Was a Democrat for 30 Years. Why This Former Steelworker Now Backs Trump.
For 17 years of his life, Roger Ramsey worked 80 hours a week as a maintenance technician for the Bethlehem Steel Company. When the Sparrows… Read More
EconomyNews
What Georgia Could Teach Trump About How to Drain the Swamp
If the Trump administration wants to “dismantle the administrative state,” it might examine state-based efforts to tame the bureaucracy—the oldest being that of Georgia, where… Read More
EconomyNews
IRS Policy That Allowed Targeting Is Still in Effect, Watchdog Finds
An obscure bureaucratic policy that allowed IRS officials to target conservative and tea party tax-exemption applicants during the 2010 and 2012 election campaigns is still in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Harmful Housing Rule Deserves to Be Overturned by Congress
In the last few months of the Obama administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency advanced a final rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac called… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Iconic American Populist Shows What ‘America First’ Trade Policy Should Look Like
The Oxford dictionary defines populism as support for the concerns of ordinary people. The Trump administration has been described as populist in many ways, particularly… Read More
EconomyNews
Before Trump Called for Cuts in This Government Program, Obama Did
The president’s budget called for slashing funding for a block grant program primarily because it was difficult to determine whether it was getting the desired… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Trump’s Budget Proposal for the State Department Makes Sense
President Donald Trump has made some promising proposals to trim government spending in his recently released budget blueprint. Trump’s significant 2018 budget cut of 28… Read More
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Freedom Caucus Members Stress Importance of Entitlement Reform
Several members of the House Freedom Caucus shared their concern for the future of entitlement reform, emphasizing disappointment that it was not a part of… Read More
