Morning Bell: 3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B,” the latest unsatisfactory proposal put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to avoid… Read More
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Too Eager for a Fiscal Cliff Deal: Republican Leadership’s $1 Trillion Tax Hike
The latest fiscal cliff proposal by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R–OH) is infuriatingly frustrating to conservatives, again. In exchange for $1 trillion in… Read More
Saving Medicare: New Legislation from Retiring Congressman Herger
Retiring House Ways and Mean Health Care Subcommittee chairman Wally Herger (R–CA) has introduced the most complete and detailed major Medicare reform proposal in a… Read More
Morning Bell: House Republicans Cave on Tax Increases and Punt Entitlements
When President Obama put forth his first offer on the fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said, “You can’t be serious.” We could say… Read More
Morning Bell: What IS the Fiscal Cliff?
With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on Capitol Hill and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. As usual, Congress and… Read More
Morning Bell: 6 Fixes to America’s Fiscal Crisis
President Obama made his first offer to congressional Republicans yesterday in negotiations over the “fiscal cliff”—an economic catastrophe of tax hikes just a few weeks… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: Where Are Your Spending Cuts, Mr. President?
The fiscal cliff debate has centered on talk of raising taxes on high-income Americans. The silence on spending cuts has been deafening. On Monday, as… Read More
How to Explain the Entitlement Spending Crisis to Kids
In a new video parodying Dr. Seuss’s whimsical style, the American Enterprise Institute puts the problem of growing entitlement program spending in a form elementary… Read More
By the Numbers: Medicare Costs for Seniors to Rise Under President’s Plan
Under current law, as amended by Obamacare, seniors enrolled in traditional Medicare can expect to face higher Part B and Part D premiums. Moreover, President… Read More
Medicare Roundup 11/2: Setting the Record Straight
In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on defined-contribution financing. In fact, this approach to reforming… Read More
The President’s Planned Changes to Medicare: Costly for Seniors
What is President Obama’s plan for Medicare—Obamacare’s changes and beyond? Heritage has a new Issue Brief, “Obama’s Medicare Plan: Seniors Will Pay More,” that details… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s “New Economic Patriotism”
President Obama has a new booklet—a glossy, 20-page spread called “The New Economic Patriotism: A Plan for Jobs and Middle-Class Security.” The title is completely… Read More
Defense Budget Competing with Entitlement Spending: A Crisis Point
Today, the threats to our national security are complex, fluid, and hard to fully comprehend. This requires a serious look at what the U.S. can… Read More
Chart of the Week: Defense Budget Cuts Gamble with National Security
The third and final presidential debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney will feature several different questions on the role of America abroad… Read More
Medicare Roundup 10/19: Setting the Record Straight
In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on a defined contribution financing. In fact, this approach… Read More
Medicare Myths: A New Quiz Show
You’ve probably heard some scary things about Medicare reform lately. Words like “vouchercare” and an alleged $6,400 cost increase are now permanently etched into liberal talking… Read More
10 Things About Obamacare That Just Don’t Make Sense
Obamacare includes many disastrous consequences for America’s health care system. Contributing to the impending mess are these 10 provisions that clearly elude common sense. Expanding… Read More
Debate 2012: Seven New Claims—True or False Quiz
The second presidential debate was full of claims about the economy, taxes, and regulation. Many of the top 10 true and false claims made during… Read More
INFOGRAPHICS: Federal Spending by the Numbers 2012
Several key questions still remain to be asked of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney during tonight’s debate. Among them: What would each of them… Read More
Kaiser Study on Medicare Assumes Seniors Don’t Like Lower Prices
The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a study that grossly misrepresents the premium-support model of Medicare reform and apparently misunderstands normal market dynamics and the… Read More
Presidential Debate Prep: Understanding Obamacare’s $716 Billion in Cuts to Medicare
As the Medicare debate intensifies, there still seems to be popular confusion regarding the $716 billion in “savings” from Obamacare’s Medicare payment cuts. Let us… Read More
Questioners at Tonight’s Debate Face $4,492 Tax Increase Next Year
President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney won’t be the only people in the spotlight at tonight’s presidential debate in Hempstead, NY. About 100 undecided… Read More
Medicare Roundup 10/12: Setting the Record Straight
In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on a defined contribution financing. In fact, this approach… Read More
Vice Presidential Debate: True/False Quiz on Taxes and Entitlements
Taxes and entitlements were two important domestic policy topics discussed during the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan. Among the many… Read More
Vice Presidential Debate: True/False Quiz on Medicare
During the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan, several claims were made about Medicare. Some of these were true, others false…. Read More
Able-Bodied People Defrauding Social Security Disability Program
After shimmying up trees and doing away with storm debris, the obviously able-bodied tree trimmer asked his customer, “Could you make the check out to… Read More
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Morning Bell: Heritage Experts React to Vice Presidential Debate
Vice President Biden and Representative Paul Ryan squared off last night for a spirited and intense 90-minute debate at Centre College in Danville, KY. Topics… Read More
SLIDESHOW: Obamacare’s Impact—in Pictures
As health care becomes an increasingly debated topic, it is critically important for every American to understand the impact of Obamacare. The Heritage Foundation’s newly… Read More
Morning Bell: 10 Questions for the Vice Presidential Debate
Tonight’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan is supposed to cover both domestic and foreign policy. The Heritage Foundation’s policy experts… Read More
Medicare and Seniors: Answering the $6,400 Question
Opponents to Medicare reform have been making plenty of erroneous claims about Medicare premium support lately, one of the worst being that Representative Paul Ryan’s… Read More
