EconomyCommentary
Why the Death Tax Is All Economic Pain, No Gain
The House voted to repeal the death tax on Thursday. There are lots of persuasive reasons to kill this odious tax. The money in a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why ‘Currency Manipulation’ Provision Should Be Kept Out of Trade Legislation
Any day now, a major debate will commence in Congress over legislation to grant Trade Promotion Authority to the executive branch. Among the more controversial… Read More
EconomyNews
Marco Rubio and Mike Lee Make the Case for Tax Reform
Today, Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee made the case for tax reform. In March, Rubio, R-Fla., and Lee, R-Utah, released a “pro-growth” and “pro-family”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should This Company Be Banned From Labelling Their Nutritional Bars as Healthy?
If you’ve ever looked into nutrition, you’d know it is a contentious area. What’s healthy and trendy one decade is verboten the next. And, vice… Read More
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Future Indictments Related to Export-Import Bank Likely, Agency Watchdog Says
As lawmakers debate whether to extend the life of the highly contested Export-Import Bank, the agency’s chief watchdog said today it’s likely more indictments could… Read More
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It’s Tax Day and Americans Want Reform. Here’s What You Need to Know in 99 Seconds.
To coincide with Tax Day today, The Daily Signal describes the very beginnings of taxes and forecasts future chances at reform. In 1913, Congress adopted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tax Day: Just One-Third of Your Total Tax Bill
It’s tax day—time to send those income tax payments to your federal and state governments. While tax withholding throughout the year means that many individuals… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Infographic: Is It Time to Update the Tax System?
The Heritage Foundation’s Matthew Streit wrote more about this in a column last month for The Daily Signal: The last major update to the U.S…. Read More
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How Much Do the Top 1 Percent Pay of All Taxes?
Ever since President Obama started running for president in 2007, there has been a debate about how much tax rich Americans pay and whether they… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
What You Need to Know About the Budget in 30 Seconds
The deadline for Congress to finish work on the federal budget is April 15, but will lawmakers manage to hammer out a deal in time?… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Is There a Real Wage Gap Between Men and Women?
The National Committee on Pay Equity designated Tuesday, April 14 as Equal Pay Day to raise awareness for the gender wage gap. The committee and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Equal Pay Day Is a Better Measure of Women’s Choices Than Their Pay
Today is apparently “equal pay day”—the alleged day of a new year through which a woman must work in order to earn the same pay… Read More
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Bank Rolled: How Foreign Airlines Win Big With Government Subsidies and US Taxpayer-Backed Loans
A trio of domestic airlines have joined forces to criticize competitors in the Persian Gulf that allegedly received billions in government subsidies. And that’s not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Redistributing Wealth
Many Americans are aware of Congress’s long history of using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), to increase homeownership among low-income and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Barbra Streisand Thinks the Obama Economy Is Great. What She’s Missing.
Poor Barbra Streisand. Just last month the renowned economist (who also describes herself as a “singer,” “actress,” and “activist”) penned an opinion piece titled “Have You… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the Obama Economy, a Decline in Teen Workers
Teenagers who work enjoy numerous benefits. As Ron Lieber argues in his new book, “The Opposite of Spoiled,” they learn how to appropriately handle bosses,… Read More
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1 in 20 of Working-Age Americans Receives Disability Benefits
With the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program heading toward insolvency before the end of next year, lawmakers are looking for reforms to help individuals… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Can Raise Your Income 10 Percent By Updating the Tax Code
Congress could raise your family’s income by 10 percent, or maybe even more. And it could do it with a policy reform that has the… Read More
EconomyNews
Public Citizen Earned Four Pinocchios from The Washington Post’s Fact Checker
We all know the story Pinocchio: Every time he told a lie, his nose grew. The same thing has happened to Public Citizen, which is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Big Labor’s 5 Misconceptions on Free Trade
As the congressional trade agenda ramps up, labor leaders and anti-trade groups are out bashing free trade and circulating misconceptions about globalization. At a recent… Read More
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Start From Scratch on Taxes? Why There’s a Bipartisan Push to Sunset the Tax Code
Few people in either party in Washington are happy with the current tax code, so what if we simply started over? That is at the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Our High Corporate Tax Rate Hurts Our Economy
COMBINED CORPORATE TAX RATES (2014) Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The U.S. corporate tax rate is the highest in the developed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Is Your State on the Path to Prosperity or the Poorhouse?
States across the U.S. share the common goal of economic prosperity, but they differ vastly in how they set out to achieve it. The latest… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Re-Inflate the Housing Bubble
Revealing just how difficult it is for politicians to learn from even recent history, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julian Castro, is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Many Americans Will Be in the 1% (For One Year)
Who in America will earn the most money this year? You might as well ask who will win the Major League Baseball batting title. Each… Read More
EconomyNews
Export-Import Bank Won’t Respond to Information Requests About Ties to Clinton-Backed Consulting Firm
The Export-Import Bank’s relationship with a politically connected consulting firm has come under scrutiny as its clients benefited from millions of dollars in financing from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are So Many Employers Unable to Fill Jobs?
The great conundrum of the U.S. economy today is that we have record numbers of working age people out of the labor force at the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
March Tax Recap
This monthly tax roundup series reviews some of the major stories making headlines in tax policy over the past month, with brief analysis and links… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are Young People Putting Dreams of Business Ownership on Hold?
According to the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of people under 35 who own a stake in private businesses has fallen from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
15 Cents of Every Dollar You Earn Goes to Funding These Government Programs
Out of every dollar you earn, 15 cents goes directly to payroll taxes. Your payroll taxes fund Social Security and Medicare (both “pay-as-you-go” programs) benefits… Read More
