Rachel Greszler is a senior research fellow in workforce and public finance in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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A House committee released the third draft of a bill aimed at helping Puerto Rico address its debt crisis. The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It appears that the pop star Prince may have died without a will, leaving behind a multimillion-dollar estate. Although Prince has one full sister and… Read More
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On Tuesday, the House Committee on Natural Resources released a revised draft of its “PROMESA” bill, which is legislation for a federal intervention in Puerto Rico’s… Read More
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Women’s advocacy groups have declared today, April 12, “Equal Pay Day”—the alleged day through which women must work to earn the same amount as men… Read More
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A federal judge has ruled that a law enacted by Puerto Rico’s government to charge Wal-Mart more than three times the rate it charges other companies… Read More
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In addition to Puerto Rico’s $72 billion in public debt, the U.S. territory owes another $44 billion in unfunded public employee pension benefits. This mountain… Read More
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Finally, support from Congress for something other than a federal bailout for Puerto Rico or letting the commonwealth break its contracts and constitutional obligations. The… Read More
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Spending in Washington is out of control. Accountability has disappeared. Federal programs run on autopilot. Policymakers identify endless new spending “needs” without ever evaluating the… Read More
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President Obama is submitting his final budget to Congress this week. Regardless of the contents of this budget, the president’s fiscal legacy is largely already… Read More
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After two decades of ignoring blatant inefficiencies, widespread abuses, and outright fraud, Congress has used Social Security’s retirement program to bail out the Social Security… Read More
