Tax Foundation: Average American Works 109 Days to Pay All of His Taxes
This year’s Tax Freedom Day, which “represents how long Americans as a whole have to work in order to pay the nation’s tax burden,” falls on April 19 according to the...
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States Working to Restore Sound Money
VIDEO - A growing number of American states are taking action to restore sound money, reports correspondent Alex Newman for The New American. Among the recent victories in the ongoing battle...
Terrified of Tariffs?
To judge from the impassioned cries of his opponents, one might think President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on March 1 was the opening shot of a calamitous “trade war” that will...
Fed Sees Inflation Coming, Raises Rates to Head it Off
The Fed will make eight quarter-point rate hikes between now and the end of the year 2020 in order to stave off predicted inflation. ...
Trump’s Budget Won’t be Balanced, Just Restrained
Under President Trump's proposed budget, the governemnt admits it can't end deficit spending, but will merely attempt to make those deficits smaller by increasing tax receipts owing to economic growth. ...
The Coming Avalanche of Repatriated Dollars
The impact of Apple’s repatriation of its overseas profit hoard of some $250 billion — which is expected to be massive — could be dwarfed if much of the about $2.5...
Beyond Trickle Down
“Did you see they're doing trickle-down again?” asked a buddy of mine, a Vietnam vet, the other day at lunch. “It doesn't work. It's just a con to give big tax...
Minimum Wage Hikes Take a Toll; Red Robin Announces Massive Layoffs
Even the government’s best intentions usually result in unintended negative consequences, and the new minimum wage increases that went into effect on January 1 in 18 states and 19 localities are...
Credit Card Debt Hits $1 Trillion, Raising Alarms
Increasing credit card debt, managed prudently, may be more reflective of a growing and increasingly vibrant economy rather than a warning signal. ...
What the Latest Jobs Reports Really Mean
The jobs reports are a "surface" indicator showing something much more profound taking place in the economy. ...
18 States Raise Minimum Wage in 2018
Not every state has gone crazy: 32 states didn't mandate increases in minimum wages this year. ...
Bah Humbug: The Left Is Unhappy with Year-end Bonuses Paid Following Tax Reform
Those Democrat voices are becoming tiresome as the economy continues to pick up speed. ...
Trump’s Regulatory Rollback: Not 2 to 1, but 22 to 1!
In his first 11 months in office, President Trump is keeping another of his campaign promises: reducing regulations so that the economy can breathe again. ...
Powell, Taylor, El-Erian: Trump Sets Up Another CFR/Globalist Sweep of Top Fed Posts
After nominating Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve, Trump is leaning toward Mohamed El-Erian as his top pick for vice chairman, says the Wall Street Journal. ...
Deep State: Follow the Rothschild, Soros, and Rockefeller Money
It may sound cliché, but there is a great deal of wisdom in the old saying about catching criminals: “Follow the money.” That advice applies as much to catching small-time petty...