The US economy is in a perplexing state of labor market purgatory. We have 9.3 million unfilled job openings, all while millions of Americans remain on unemployment benefits and millions more are opting out of the labor force entirely. In short, a labor shortage is throttling the economic recovery. But why? A new study published … Continue reading Unemployed Households Can Earn $25/Hour on Welfare in 21 States, New Study Finds
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Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post wonders why President Biden has not repealed President Trump’s costly tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from “our close economic and military allies, including the European Union, Canada and Japan.” If both the United States and our allies recognize the damage these trade barriers are doing, what are the obstacles to … Continue reading Steel Tariffs and Why We Can’t End Failed Government Programs
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are two of the richest men in the world, and while both are clearly brilliant titans of industry, neither of them achieved that status without multiple handouts from the government. Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX have received nearly $5 billion in government aid over the years in various forms—grants, environmental credits, … Continue reading Congress Is Trying to Give Jeff Bezos’s Space Firm $10 Billion of Your Tax Dollars
It’s no surprise that insurance industry lobbyists want more taxpayer money. What’s surprising is that congressional liberals are obliging them.
States have been incapable of responsibly stewarding almost a trillion dollars in UI benefits during the pandemic, and the taxpayer is on the hook for egregious losses.
New Biden Section 232 actions could not only harm the economy but also undermine the administration’s own economic and national security objectives. The law should be repealed, not embraced...
t everyone pays their fair share and the richest Americans pay the most.” That broad claim is not supported by their narrow analysis. Indeed, it is a silly statement because it is based on only 25 apparently atypical high‐end returns and a single hypothetical middle‐income taxpayer.
Liberalizing immigration with China is a net benefit for the United States and may even give America an edge in its competition with Beijing. Moreover, providing a safe haven for those fleeing totalitarian communism in China will be a tremendous moral victory for the United States.
and fiscal stimulus really is living for today with little regard for the future.”
For the first time in decades, the presidential budget calls for direct taxpayer funding for elective abortions by eliminating the Hyde Amendment.
