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
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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
EconomyNews
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
EconomyNews
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
EconomyCommentary
Latest Projections Show Farm ‘Safety Net’ Is Going to Cost More Than Originally Projected
Farm subsidy apologists try to make the claim that Congress shouldn’t look to farm subsidies for savings because farmers already did their part to save… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s ‘Skinny’ Budget Paves Way for a Leaner Government
President Donald Trump’s long-awaited skinny budget is finally here. This slim budget reprioritizes defense spending and reverses eight years of Obama-era shifts in spending from… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Budget: $1.5 Billion for Border Wall, 28% Slash to State Department
The first payment for President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall will be $1.5 billion, said Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and… Read More
Economy Commentary
Defend Workers by Making Unions More Democratic
Workers should be represented by people they choose, rather than by legacy institutions. Recent Heritage Foundation research found that only 6 percent of union workers… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Executive Order Shows Trump Is Serious About Cutting Federal Waste
Washington talks a tough game about tackling federal spending, but President Donald Trump is beginning to take real action. On Monday, Trump issued a new… Read More
EconomyNews
Schumer, Who Voted for Border Wall in 2006, Threatens Government Shutdown Over Funding It
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening a government shutdown if funding for a border wall is included in a must-pass government spending bill. “If… Read More
EconomyNews
Home Caregivers, Alleging Fraud, Push to Decertify Union That Deducts Dues
ST. PAUL, Minn.—When the union representative came to her door last month, Mary Barton invited the cheerful young woman in because she seemed friendly, and… Read More
