Greece: Austerity Doesn’t Involve Public-Sector Layoffs
Slate’s Matthew Yglesias might be attacked as an “austerity denier” now that he has joined Heritage’s Salim Furth in pointing out that there is a… Read More
Cut Government Spending to Help the Economy? Majority Say Yes
A recent Rasmussen poll (subscription required) found that 65 percent of likely voters want the government to cut spending to help alleviate the country’s economic… Read More
China’s Financial Quandary: Get Used to It
The finance media are discovering that China has trapped itself with bad monetary policy, joining a long list of countries in this situation. The media… Read More
For the Record: Tax Increases Are Harmful, but Europe Has Pursued Them Anyway
Heritage economist Salim Furth gave testimony last week to the Senate Budget Committee, reminding the Senators that economic research shows that deficit reduction should be… Read More
Austerity and Stimulus: A Response to The Washington Post
Journalists should check with both sides before committing pen to paper, especially those at respectable outlets like The Washington Post. It would have served Post… Read More
Meretricious? Senator Whitehouse Is Projecting
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spent eight minutes berating me at a Senate Budget Committee hearing yesterday. He disliked the facts I presented on austerity, so… Read More
Morning Bell: 5 Things to Know About the Obama Budget
President Obama finally released his budget yesterday—more than two months late. Heritage experts immediately went to work analyzing the mounds of new spending on education,… Read More
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The Obama Budget: Heritage Experts’ Analysis
Minimum Wage President Obama’s budget proposes raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. This would hurt the very workers the President wants to help…. Read More
Budgets in Comparison: Will President Obama’s Budget Save the American Dream?
When the President’s budget comes out Wednesday, it will complete the last piece of the budget puzzle, as the House and Senate have each duly… Read More
$1.2 Billion in Cash Goes to Energy Projects, Despite Sequestration
Despite a fiscal cliff and sequestration worries, more than $1.2 billion in cash payments for energy projects (in lieu of tax credits) have been issued… Read More
