Liberty
Extending tax cuts while cutting spending
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about the best way to extend the original Trump tax cuts. Will Congress actually take steps to reduce federal spending or try to fob…
United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation Costing North Carolinians Nearly $8,000 per Year
The inflation tax is crushing household budgets, especially low-income households.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation by State: Where Does NC Rank?
The average North Carolina household is paying an extra $506 this month compared to Jan. 2021, thanks to inflation .
Education
Martin Center’s Leef Explores High Cost of College
George Leef of the Martin Center looks into the causes of higher education’s large price tag. The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 3
“Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax. … The thing you should keep your eye on is…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Fund defends Trump’s Fed nominee
John Fund of National Review Online ponders the criticism of President Trump’s nominee to join the Federal Reserve Board. The Washington policy guild often operates like a medieval guild in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Head of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee highlights good news
Rep. Erik Paulsen shares with Investor’s Business Daily readers the latest good news involving the American economy. Economists in the Obama Administration and elsewhere declared slow growth to be “new…
Liberty
Southeastern states lag in social capital
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon documents a new measure of social capital. A new index … tracks social capital in America, showing the distribution of the nation’s…
Health Care
Opioid crisis as social problem
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon reports on an interesting panel discussion targeting the national opioid epidemic. A panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Tuesday explored the…
Education
Leef tackles college affordability concerns
George Leef’s latest Martin Center column explores the notion of a college affordability “crisis” and what — if anything — government should do about it. In last year’s campaign for…
Liberty
Forbes calls for new Fed head
Steve Forbes‘ latest contribution to Forbes magazine focuses on the need for new leadership at the Federal Reserve. DONALD TRUMP TOOK several shots at the Federal Reserve during his election…
Health Care
Bad news for remaining Obamacare co-ops
Richard Pollock reports for the Daily Caller on the poor outlook for health insurance cooperatives set up in connection with the Affordable Care Act. Eight of the 11 remaining Obamacare…