12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Increased Employer Penalties
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next four days, Heritage… Read More
Bank Profits Soar as Washington Subsidies Flow
Too often, government policies designed to ameliorate a general problem merely benefit a special interest. A case in point, highlighted by Binyamin Applebaum on the… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Exchange Subsidies
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 9 days, Heritage… Read More
Blowing More Taxpayer Money for Offshore Wind
Much of the debate over wind subsidies this past year has been over the extension of the wind production tax credit. But even if the… Read More
A123: It’s Not China’s Government That’s The Problem
China’s largest auto-parts maker just won the bidding for A123 Systems, the bankrupted electric car battery company. It’s time to back the car up and… Read More
Vestas Cuts Plant Hours, Puts Colorado Employees On Unemployment
In an attempt to stave off potential job losses, Vestas Wind Systems reduced hours at two manufacturing plants in Colorado for all hourly staff on… Read More
Farm Subsidies Hurt the Poor Worldwide
Got milk? The European Parliament sure does. European dairy farmers were in Brussels this week to protest proposed changes in dairy regulations. Protestors doused the… Read More
The Wrong Technology: Evidence of Faulty Panels Continues to Mount at Abound Solar
Claims that Chinese solar subsidies killed Abound Solar—and not faulty solar panels made by the company itself—are beginning to wear as thin as the solar… Read More
Time to Remove the Taxpayer Trough from Wind Producers
The meal provided by the taxpayer is over. When pigs finish eating the slop that a farmer put in the trough, they’ll hang around the… Read More
Congress Should Permanently Waive the Ethanol Mandate
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejected a proposal from a number of governors and federal legislators to partially waive the Renewable Fuels Standard,… Read More
