Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
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Go Big Or Go Home
Posted on May 21, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) When it comes to trade legislation, policy makers can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Senate...
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Amtrak: Status Quo is Not Acceptable
Posted on May 14, 2015
Mike Simpson was right, of course. The Idaho Republican told the Appropriations Committee Democrats that their efforts to politicize the Amtrak train crash were inappropriate and out of order. We...
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Congress Grapples With Globalization
Posted on May 13, 2015
Democrats rejected President Obama’s top domestic initiative yesterday on a procedural vote, and it’s not quite clear when it will be coming back to the Senate floor. Maybe it will. Maybe...
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The Toughest Vote
Posted on May 12, 2015
Robin Hayes openly wept on the House Floor after voting to give President Bush fast track authority late in 2001. He thought the vote in favor TPA would cost him...
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The Gordian Knot of Tax Reform
Posted on May 1, 2015
Our federal tax code is one big Gordian knot. It has so many rules and loopholes and deductions that its complexity strangles the growth of the American economy and causes...
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