Economy
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Austan Goolsbee tells ‘Organizing for Action’ how to fix the economy (video)
The former chief economist for the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Austan Goolsbee, wants the activists in President Obama’s creepy advocacy…
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Obama’s Executive Order 13,673 will wipe out California jobs
Earlier, I discussed President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, which “will allow trial lawyers to extort larger settlements from companies, and enable bureaucratic…
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Obamacare could be hazardous to your tax refund’s health
Americans who underestimated their income for 2014 when they applied for health insurance might see their tax refund reduced or…
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Small business and consumers harmed by ‘rape culture’ panic
Scheming politicians, opportunists, and grifters have latched on to the recent panic over a supposed campus “rape culture” to clamp…
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New affirmative-action rule drives up costs and red tape, harms taxpayers
Does it make sense to require a campground operator that has a few hundred employees at 120 different locations to…
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Small businesses sound off against Obamacare, EPA regs ahead of November
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) announced the launch of its national “Vote for Main Street” campaign on Tuesday, which is…
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Cuomo’s SAFE Act leads to more lost jobs at major gun manufacturer, Remington Arms
his past February, Remington Arms announced a reduction in workforce at their Ilion plant in New York. The announcement revealed that Remington…
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My interview with Paul Ryan: Does ‘The Way Forward’ include a 2016 run?
Paul Ryan is the author of The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea and he currently serves as the Chairman of the House…
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Picture of the Day: ‘Ode to the Welfare State’
Today’s welfare state is not your father’s welfare state. A far larger percentage of Americans are on the government dole.…
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Executive Order 13673 pressures employers to capitulate to baseless demands and meritless claims
A July 31 executive order from President Obama will make it very costly for employers to challenge dubious allegations of…
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Republican Lawmakers: Get rid of the crony wind tax
Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo joined 54 other House members in calling a wind energy subsidy cronyism and demanding it…
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Tweet of the Day: Obama parties while Ferguson burns
We’ll get to the tweet presently. First a few words from The Wilderness. That’s the name of a blog (h/t…
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Poor economic conditions contributing to Ferguson, MO, social unrest
Tragically, another young black male’s life has been cut short. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old from Ferguson, Mo., was shot by…
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GAO: Investors in low-income community projects double-dipping on tax credits
Approximately 62% of projects benefiting from a federal tax credit also received other forms of federal, state or local assistance…
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Video: Prager U answers the question ‘What creates wealth?’
Why are some countries rich and some countries poor? Is it access to natural resources? Is it tax policy? A…
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Hypocrisy alert: Clinton Labor Secretary earns buckets of money to teach about evils of income inequality
He may be slight of stature, but what he lacks in height he makes up for in paycheck. Hypocrisy, too.…
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IRS union runs on taxpayer subsidies
While Congress takes its five-week vacation, the hard partisan work continues at the National Treasury Employees Union, subsidized by taxpayers. The Washington…
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An open letter to Barack Obama from a soon-to-be ex-doctor
Somehow, one gets the sense that this open letter to Barack Obama is not one that he will share in…
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Leaked memo gives away Dems’ ‘extreme weather’ talking points
Democrats are working hard to convince the public that regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions are necessary to avoid economic…
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Healthcare.gov users will still experience ‘bumps’ in the fall (Video)
Remember the “glitches” that plagued Healthcare.gov soon after its rollout? So, I’m sure, does Barack Obama, though he doubtless tries hard…
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Dr. Clinton and Mr. Ohhh!: Hillary owns all Barack Obama’s failure
In June, before the stunning, gaffe-generating disaster of Hillary Clinton’s book tour, Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) said on MSNBC’s Morning…
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The closing of the left-wing mind
“…Letters that have an untrue basis (for example, ones that say there’s no sign humans have caused climate change) do…
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Obama administration ignores fraud on health exchanges, lied about anti-fraud measures
Almost anyone can fraudulently obtain taxpayer subsidies to cover most of the cost of their health insurance on the Obamacare…
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Tweet of the Day: Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s idea of slumming it
A number of prominent Democrats have pledged to spend the week learning how the other half lives. All have agreed to take…
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House committee demands access to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau emails
Republicans are ordering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to grant access to over 60 emails regarding its decision to engage…
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Study: Economist calls global cigarette tax a terrible idea
The World Health Organization announced potential plans to institute a global tobacco tax, but economist Arthur Laffer expresses significant skepticism about the…
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Lib ‘journalist’ who called Obama ‘Lightworker’ in 2008 still believes it
Q: What do you call someone who voted for Barack Obama in 2008? A: A sap? Q: What do you…
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CBO issues wake up call: It’s still the economy, stupid’
Over the last few months our attention has been diverted from the economy. Not that there haven’t been other important things…
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Sticker shock: NY family clobbered with 22% Obamacare rate hike (Video)
In a series called New York Exposed, WHEC-NY in Rochester demonstrates the possibilities of skyrocketing health insurance rate hikes being…
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New report: Fuel economy savings show diminishing returns
The financial incentive to improve fuel economy may be weakening, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As part of…
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House offers tax relief to businesses, White House threatens to veto
In a vote of 258-160, the House on Friday approved making a temporary corporate tax break permanent, making it easier…
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