Morning Bell: 1,000 Days Under President Obama
Today marks the 1,000th day of Barack Obama’s presidency, and unfortunately for America, those days have been marked by deeper deficits, lost jobs, prolonged unemployment,… Read More
Illinois Shows that Taxing and Spending Has Consequences
In January 2011, newly elected Illinois governor Pat Quinn imposed a 67% income tax increase on citizens and a sharp increase in the corporate tax rate… Read More
Poor Sales or Economic Uncertainty Preventing Stronger Recovery?
Various organizations and media outlets have attempted to refute the notion that government policy is creating uncertainty and hindering economic growth. However, when properly analyzed,… Read More
Online Chat on the Millionaires Tax
Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” online chat. We are joined by Heritage’s Senior Tax Policy analyst Curtis Dubay…. Read More
Morning Bell: Jobs Plan Fails, but Obama Doesn’t Get the Message
When President Barack Obama began his Midwest “jobs tour” in August, he set out to campaign for the passage of a yet-to-be-released plan to turn around… Read More
In Pictures: How High Will Taxes Go?
What’s the latest plan from the left to pay for President Obama’s latest batch of stimulus spending? More taxes on high-income earners, of course. And… Read More
Morning Bell: Still Jobless After All These Years
Yesterday at the White House, President Barack Obama faced the media to once again plug the American Jobs Act–his plan for more stimulus spending, paid… Read More
In Pictures: How Much the Top Earners Already Pay in Taxes
America has heard a lot of talk about the “Buffett Rule” — President Barack Obama’s plan to make the tax code more “fair” by permanently… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Terrorism, Health Care, More…
Listen to last Sunday’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show in Spanish or English. The Spanish segment kicked off with a discussion of President Obama’s recent speech to the Congressional… Read More
‘Buffett Rule’ Tanks in California, Is Bad News for Tech Startups
President Obama is touting his new mega tax on millionaires–a.k.a. “the Buffett Rule”–as the best thing since sliced bread (or since his plan to spend… Read More
Obama’s Attack on Big Oil: Fair Share or Targeted Tax Hike?
President Obama says he wants big corporations, including oil companies, to pay their “fair share” in taxes. His deficit reduction plan includes eliminating what he… Read More
Top 10 Reads: September 20, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed… Read More
Morning Bell: $1.5 Trillion in New Taxes
Two years ago, as the United States was coming out of the last recession, President Obama was asked how raising taxes on anyone would help… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Same Old, Same Old in Obama’s Deficit Plan
Driving the conversation: President Obama released his deficit reduction plan on Monday, which would reduce the national debt by $3 trillion over ten years through… Read More
Heritage Responds to Obama’s Debt Reduction and Tax Proposal
Heritage’s experts watched President Barack Obama’s debt reduction and tax increase proposal. Here are their immediate reactions: Obama’s Plan Is More Bad News for Defense… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s War on Job Creators
Today, President Barack Obama is expected to announce his latest plan for reducing the deficit, and central to it are $1.5 trillion in new taxes,… Read More
Chart of the Week: Total Tax Burden Is Rising to Highest Level in History
President Obama unveiled the details of his jobs plan last week, including a proposal to offset the new government spending with tax hikes. It’s a… Read More
VIDEO: Sen. Mike Lee Says Obama’s Jobs Plan Will Make Problem Worse
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) came to Washington as the a tea-party conservative with the goal of fixing the economy, addressing the debt crisis and curbing… Read More
Top 10 Reads: September 16, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Senator Casey Breaks With President… Read More
Conservative Nabs Naming Rights to ‘American Jobs Act’ After Obama Delay
President Obama repeatedly asked members of Congress to pass the American Jobs Act last week. But when no Democrat filed Obama’s bill after he presented… Read More
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: “You Don’t Deserve To Keep All Your Money”
In a interview with Chicago’s Don Wade & Roma radio show this morning, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky claimed that Americans aren’t entitled to all of their… Read More
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Lunch with Heritage Online Chat on Jobs and the Super Committee
Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” online chat. We are joined by Senior Policy Analyst Curtis Dubay. He is… Read More
U.S. Tariffs Penalize Back-to-School Shoppers
Though parents might be rejoicing that the time has come for their kids to head back to school, their happiness could be tempered by a… Read More
Retorts to Buffett Stress Benefits of Free Market
Warren Buffett’s demand last week that the federal government stop “coddling” the country’s wealthiest citizens – meaning that it should take more of their income… Read More
Top 10 Reads: August 18, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. The Movie Obama Won’t Want You… Read More
Heritage Radio: Member Questions, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Poverty
This week’s Heritage Libertad Radio program – half in English, half in Spanish – covered the recent S & P downgrade, including a discussion with… Read More
The Truth about Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Tax Hike Pleas
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has a special request for the U.S. government: He wants to be taxed more, he writes in today’s New York Times…. Read More
Education Spending? Sounds Good — Until the Tax Man Cometh
According to a new poll by the education research journal Education Next, 65 percent of the American public wants education spending to increase. That figure,… Read More
Taxed Too Much: Board of Trade Parent Company May Leave Chicago
It’s not every day that a company with roots as deep as the CME Group, Inc.—the parent company of the famous Chicago Mercantile Exchange and… Read More
Stop Job-Killing Obama Tax Hikes and Cut Government Spending, Now
It’s hard to understand why President Obama took to the airwaves tonight at prime time. He still has no plan for dealing with government overspending… Read More
