WSJ: Food Stamp Rolls Remain High Despite Economic Improvement
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last week that even with improvements in the economy, food stamp participation rates have reached all-time highs. Since 2008,… Read More
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Morning Bell: The President’s Top 5 Immediate Problems
Now that President Obama will never face re-election again, it is time for the campaigning to end. Perpetual political rhetoric and promises do not matter… Read More
Chart of the Week: Slowest Economic Recovery Since the 1960s
Americans could be waiting another five years for a return to normal employment based on the sluggish pace of the U.S. economy. After nearly four… Read More
Morning Bell: Unemployment Rate Inches Back Up
The October jobs report essentially agrees with the rest of the current data on the economy—the economy is growing slowly, too slowly to bring down… Read More
Morning Bell: The Specter of Taxmageddon Rises
On this Halloween, a truly frightening specter is looming. No amount of garlic, crosses, or exorcists can help us—only Congress and the President can chase… Read More
Conservatives Outline Policy Agenda Following Presidential Debate
DENVER — Members of The Heritage Foundation’s policy team joined experts from across the country at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Colorado. The event… Read More
Morning Bell: Anemic Job Growth Continues
Job growth continues to sputter—this morning’s jobs report shows that 12.1 million Americans are still out of work. Going against other economic indicators, the unemployment… Read More
Another Downward GDP Revision Shows Economy Still Not Recovering
On Thursday, the Department of Commerce revised its second quarter estimate of economic growth (in terms of real gross domestic product, or GDP) down to… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama and Congress Are Choosing to Cause a Recession
President Obama recently said, “The most important lesson I’ve learned is you can’t change Washington from the inside.” That’s demoralizing to hear when a recession… Read More
Obama Ducks Responsibility for Washington’s Spending Binge
In a recent “60 Minutes” interview, host Steve Kroft primed President Obama with this statement: “Most Americans think we’re spending too much money.” To which… Read More
