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Wireless Tax Burden Harms US Economy
Since the Federal Communications Commission approved mobile devices for public consumption in 1983, the use of wireless phones has increased by 25 to 35 percent per year. Today, mobile…
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President Obama Doesn’t Know How to Create Jobs, and a Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Help
This appeared on RedState on February 6, 2014. President Obama’s big government philosophy has created an economic environment hostile to job growth and economic prosperity. He says…
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Minimum Wages: Few Benefits, Many Consequences
President Obama’s recent State of the Union address was the culmination of months of advocacy from Democrats and activists for a higher minimum wage. The President proposed a raise to…
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The Impacts of Raising the Minimum Wage
Over the past year, fast food and retail workers around America have staged strikes to demand a minimum wage as high as $15 per hour. These strikes helped reignite the…
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California Raising Minimum Wage and the Economic Consequences
Once again California has thrust itself into the national spotlight as a leader in enacting the policy wish list of the American Left. This time, California’s legislature has voted to…
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The Artificial Barriers of Occupational Licensing
By Theresa Boyd A West Virginia nail artist must rethink her dream of starting her own business because of onerous licensing requirements and regulations imposed by her state. After…
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Why work when welfare pays more?
The Cato Institute recently released an updated version of a decades-old study analyzing welfare benefits on a state-by-state basis. The study, The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off, found that the…
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Competition Leads to Cost-Savings in Water Infrastructure
Every year in North America, 300,000 water main breaks threaten the safety of our communities and place enormous financial burdens on states already struggling to balance budgets. Decisions on how…
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Fair Business Competition Requires a Neutral, Consumption-Based Tax System
Recently we had the opportunity to attend a meeting hosted by the Business Coalition for Fair Competition. The meeting was largely a listening session as entrepreneurs and small business…
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It’s Time to Release Taxpayer-Funded Private Interests
By Tessa Cramer, Policy Intern It’s always easier to spend someone else’s money. Unfortunately, this happens all too often when taxpayers are footing the bill. Currently, government employees are being…
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Long on Opinion, Short on Research
The Left-wing Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is out with a new essay attacking the economic basis for low tax, free-market, limited government policy proposals like those laid out in …
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Public-Private Partnerships Forge a Path Forward for Infrastructure Investment
America’s roads, bridges and tunnels have a significant impact on our nation’s economic health. According to a recent study by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), deficiencies in…
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Improving Government Efficiency
Members of the Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force are dedicated to making government more efficient, cost-effective and competitive. States across the nation are looking for opportunities and…
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Highway Robbery – Why Power on Transportation Issues Should Be Restored to the States
Envision a mafia-like scheme. The federal government shows up uninvited and says, “Ya gotta keep your highways in good shape, but since we’re lookin’ out for ya, we’re gonna hold…