CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook Shows Tax Hikes Unnecessary—Again
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its long-awaited long-term outlook on the budget today. As surely as the sun rises in the east, it shows… Read More
A Swedish (Economic) Lesson for President Obama in One Chart
President Obama is making the first ever bilateral visit to Sweden by a sitting U.S. President. As The Heritage Foundation and Swedish think tank Timbro… Read More
The Most Effective Obamacare Delay Is Full Defunding
There is nothing controversial about stopping Obamacare. A majority of Americans dislike the law and want it repealed. Obamacare is disastrous for individuals, businesses, and… Read More
Family-Run Retailer: Internet Sales Tax Would Put Me Out of Business
Rick Smith’s 14-year-old, family-run gourmet kitchen utensil business has a lot to lose if the Internet sales tax becomes law. And he’s not alone. While… Read More
Subsidies and Taxes Complicate the Future of Nuclear Power
Rising maintenance costs and a sharp decrease in natural gas prices have put the future of some nuclear power plants into question. But other plants… Read More
3 “Kitchen Table” Topics for Obama’s Speech Today
President Obama says he’s ready to get back to the “kitchen table” issues we’re all talking about. After months of focusing on gun control, amnesty… Read More
Morning Bell: The Administration’s Obamacare Denial
Obamacare was supposed to go so well, we were told. The mandates. The long-term care insurance. The Medicaid expansion. All going swimmingly, right? Only in… Read More
Phil Gramm’s Excellent Tax Reform Game Plan Has Just One Flaw
The momentum for tax reform continues to build. Adding to it is former Senator Phil Gramm (R–TX), who wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street… Read More
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore: Internet Sales Tax Hurts Small Businesses
The misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), commonly called the Internet sales tax, recently passed the Senate and awaits action in the House. If it becomes… Read More
Internet Sales Tax: Online Entrepreneur Would Downsize
For Thomas Carlson of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, the Internet was key to unleashing a long-held dream of owning a business, quitting his federal job, and… Read More
