EconomyCommentary
Time to Start Talking About America’s Coming Bankruptcy
Did you know America is going bankrupt? Most people don’t. Maybe the saddest part about our country’s state of affairs is that all our vitriol… Read More
EconomyCommentary
8 Things You Must Know About Deeply Flawed COVID-19 Package
Later this week, the House of Representatives is expected to consider a massive legislative package that is being sold as another relief measure for the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Continue to Misuse Pandemic Relief to Push Pre-COVID-19 Wish List
For Congress, it is customary to misuse must-pass legislation as the vehicle for policies that would otherwise fail on their own. But to hide behind… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Must Confront Overspending, CBO Report Confirms
The Congressional Budget Office released the newest version of its “Budget and Economic Outlook” on Thursday, and the fiscal outlook over the next decade is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Can’t Just Focus on Public Health. Fiscal Health Is Also Vital to Our Nation’s Future.
Uncle Sam hit a budget deficit of $163 billion in January, a record high for the month and a $130 billion hike from the deficit… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time Is Ours to Win War on Government Waste
In the last 20 years, our country’s national debt has exploded. In 2001, when George W. Bush took office, the national debt was $5.8 trillion. It took around… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Schumer Is Wrong About Debt. Congress Must Take Debt Danger Seriously, Not Spend Recklessly.
The combination of unified control of the federal government along with the COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly caused some elected officials to think there are no… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats’ Deja Vu Tax Agenda for ‘Equity’ Would Hurt (Not Help) Economic Opportunity
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.” The goal of lifting more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Oregon Capitol Staff to Get Pay Raise for COVID-19 ‘Inconvenience’
An early-December memo from Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek outlined state lawmakers’ budget for the six-month legislative session that kicks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Is Right Not to Pass Bailouts for States and Cities
It looks as though Congress won’t be including additional direct aid to state and local governments in the end-of-year COVID-19 relief package. Congress is right… Read More
