EconomyCommentary
This Is Not What Draining the Swamp Looks Like
President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress were elected to drain the swamp, not add water. But adding water, and lots of it, is exactly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress were elected to drain the swamp, not add water. But adding water, and lots of it, is exactly… Read More
EconomyNews
A new study shows that raising the minimum wage has played a role in the decline of teen employment and the labor force participation rate,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. fiscal outlook is dire, but don’t blame it on tax reform. President Donald Trump’s budget demonstrates that the GOP-passed tax cuts are entirely… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, Congress passed a continuing resolution that will keep the federal government funded through March 23. This is the fifth continuing resolution of the… Read More
EconomyNews
Most federal employees—99.7 percent, in fact—get a “performance based” raise each year under the government’s pay system. “We’ve set up a $1 billion fund [to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hundreds of millions of people around the world are experiencing a “Great Escape” from poverty, and increasing economic freedom around the globe is the reason,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump delivered his fiscal year 2019 budget request to Congress on Monday, officially kicking off the 2019 budget season. Congress must now do… Read More
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Planned Parenthood will celebrate Valentine’s Day by staging a protest on President Donald Trump’s budget cuts, alleging that the budget proposal will be damaging to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, Rep. David Reichert, R-Wash., introduced a bill to renew the Generalized System of Preferences program, which expired on Dec. 31. The Generalized System… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump is proposing a 10-year spending plan that never produces a balanced budget, and increases deficit spending by $7.2 trillion over the next… Read More