Michael Sargent is a policy analyst for transportation and infrastructure in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
View all authorsWhich taxpayers experience the greatest tax burden—and who pays the most in taxes? As Americans navigated the labyrinthine tax code this Tax Day, many taxpayers… Read More
Which taxpayers experience the greatest tax burden—and who pays the most in taxes? As Americans navigated the labyrinthine tax code ahead of tax day, many… Read More
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R–Wis.) steps to reduce the budget would help boost economic growth. Ryan’s 2015 budget proposal contains more than $5… Read More
The federal government can make a decision that would save taxpayers millions of dollars, and it wouldn’t have to cut programs, furlough workers, or even… Read More
A February poll conducted by the Peterson Foundation found that the nation’s fiscal confidence remains solidly negative, a result of “unaddressed long-term fiscal challenges [that]… Read More
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Even as many warn of an impending retirement crisis, the Obama Administration wants to impose limits on how much… Read More
Just a few weeks before President Obama releases his budget proposal to boost deficit spending for the remainder of his term, Congress voted to “raise… Read More
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Five years ago this week, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—the stimulus package—into law. Here’s a quick reminder of how some of… Read More
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed in its recent budget outlook that the U.S. national debt will reach a record high of $27 trillion by… Read More
President Obama had an opportunity to satisfy the vast majority of voters by making the national debt a “high priority” in his State of the… Read More
