Chart of the Week: This Farm Bill 56 Percent More Costly Than Last
The House is expected to take up its farm bill this week. As it does, legislators should bear in mind the excessive costs of the… Read More
Morning Bell: Don’t Take the Money and Run
You may have heard that Obamacare’s main plan for getting people health insurance is to put them on Medicaid. Medicaid—which is supposed to be the… Read More
Four Words to Watch in the Immigration Debate
The Senate will begin debate on the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal next week. Here are four words to watch out for as the Senators… Read More
Medicare Trustees Report Gives Seniors, Taxpayers a Bleak Future
The 2013 Medicare trustees report reconfirms a basic fact: Seniors and taxpayers face a bleak future. The trustees project that Medicare’s share of the economy… Read More
Morning Bell: Join the Fight Against Common Core
Two competing forces are pushing on America’s K–12 education system today. One is an effort to infuse education choice into a long-stagnant system, empowering parents… Read More
Morning Bell: Time to Shrink the Monster
Does the debt ceiling affect YOU? It does—in many ways. A new video by Bankrupting America uses humor to call attention to an issue that… Read More
Thoughts About the Washington State Bridge Collapse and Transportation
Thankfully there were no fatalities in the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge that crosses the Skagit River in Washington State last night. The thoughts… Read More
Crop Insurance Reform Would Save Lots of Taxpayer Money
Crop insurance is probably not the first thing you want to talk about at a cocktail party. It isn’t sexy. However, it starts looking a… Read More
Cost of Illegal Immigration and Amnesty Could Be Higher
American taxpayers cannot afford the cost of amnesty. The cost of illegal immigration and amnesty could amount to $6.3 trillion, which would fall on American… Read More
Morning Bell: A Bumper Crop of Food Stamps
Tweet this Where do food stamps come from? They come from taxpayers—certainly not from family farms. Yet the “farm” bill, a recurring subsidy-fest in Congress,… Read More
