According to new estimates, if the cost of complying with all the thousands of regulations imposed by the U.S. government on American households and businesses were totaled, the cost would be larger than Canada’s entire economy. With $1.9 trillion worth …
For Pete’s Sake, Ensure Tax Fairness for the Workers
In a Fox News town hall on May 19, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was asked about the federal deficit and responded with a call for tax hikes. The South Bend, Indiana, major said he favored a “fairer, which means higher,” …
Saudi Call for the United States to Attack Iran Is Out Of Line
A Saudi Arabian newspaper aligned with the state published an editorial on May 16 saying that the United States should initiate airstrikes against Iran. Despite President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, the encouragement from Saudi Arabia is out of line …
Reducing the U.S. Government’s Regulatory Burden
“If one assumed that all costs of federal regulation and intervention flowed all the way down to households, U.S. households would “pay” $14,615 annually on average in a regulatory hidden tax.” That’s a stunning finding from Wayne Crews, the author …
California Luddite Legislators Disrespect Crime Victims
Back in 1980, an assailant broke into an Orange County home, bound University of California, Irvine, medical student Keith Harrington, 24, and his wife Patti, then raped the woman before beating the couple to death. Police had no suspects, and …
Wisconsin Choice Schools Deliver Better Achievement for Less Money
Private schools and independent public charter schools are more productive than district public schools, according to a new report. “The United States invests over $660 billion on K-12 education, or over $13,000 per student, each year,” according to report author …
Will Corporate Debt Set Off the Next Financial Crisis?
Artificially low interest rates and monetary manipulation of the kind that the developed world, and more specifically the United States, have witnessed since the last financial crisis have consequences. One of them has been the ballooning of corporate debt in …
Child Safety Accounts Would Protect School Children in Washington, DC
Thousands of public-school students in the nation’s capital could soon be a whole lot safer at school thanks to new legislation being considered in Congress. Last week, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced a bill that would create Child Safety …
What Happens If China Triggers Its Nuclear Option for U.S. National Debt?
The U.S. government directly owes the nation of China over 1.1 trillion dollars. What would happen if the Chinese government were to weaponize its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds by suddenly selling off all of them? That’s an option that …
FDA To Stop Regulating the Amount of Cherries in Frozen Cherry Pie
When he first took office, President Trump pledged to eliminate 75 to 80 percent of all Food and Drug Administration regulations. A recent deregulatory effort is a small step in this direction. It also serves as a comical (and a …
Jerry Brown Appointee Allows Bail for Triple Manslaughter Suspect
Back in 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed David Ashby, 39, as a judge in Sutter County Superior Court, a post that pays an annual salary of $191,612. Judges are expected to administer justice in an impartial manner and guard public …
Contrary to News Reports, California Is Actually a Loser in Its 26-year Tax War Against Tech Inventor Gilbert Hyatt
Over the years, I have reported on the travails of Gilbert Hyatt, inventor of the first single-chip microprocessor way back in 1990. The invention earned Hyatt a lot of money, so he decamped from California, which levies income tax, to …
