Economy, Regs, & Taxes
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What's Worse Than Taxes? Regulation U.S.A.
The cost of government regulation rivals some of the world's largest economies.
Pensions Remain Illinois' Ball and Chain
The state Supreme Court shot down attempts to rein in public worker pensions.
When Government Takes the Grapevine
Raisin growers have run afoul of one of those federal agencies you've never heard of.
Go File Those Taxes — It's Income Redistribution Day
Confiscating money from half the nation's citizens and giving it to the other half.
Obama's EPA vs. the States
The EPA is working to make the price of electricity skyrocket.
Smelting Down the Water Supply
California's drought has as much to do with bad policy as dry weather.
Does the Ethanol Mandate Include Singing Its Praises?
GOP White House hopefuls predictably pander in Iowa.
Lee-Rubio Tax Reform: Pro-Growth, Pro-Family
The senators have put forward version 2.0 of their tax reform proposal first released last September.
Trying to Reverse a Homeownership Slide
The rate of ownership is down, so easy lending may come back.
Workers Unions Strike Again
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union extracts concessions.
Too Big to Fail vs. Too Little to Lobby
Dodd-Frank merely expanded the policy it claimed it would end.
A Blow to Illinois Unions Is a Win for Jobs
Gov. Rauner will allow state workers to opt out of paying union dues.
Is Obama Neutering the Net?
It's a nuanced issue that we don't trust Obama's man Wheeler to fix.
How to Boost Employment
Did ending the extension of unemployment benefits help create jobs?
Legal Plunder Central to Obama's Budget
Spending $4 trillion we don't have on "middle-class economics."
Dropping Out of (Taxing) College (Savings)
Obama's tax-the-middle-class plan quickly became a "distraction."