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Against Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’
The president’s proposed income redistribution — through the “dividend” or paying stay-at-home moms — is naked vote-buying that will exacerbate inflation.
‘Clever Maneuvers’ Don’t Solve Debt
The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates soon, which is necessary to tame inflation but will have ripple effects throughout the economy.
Hey Pal, Can I Borrow $40 Trillion?
The federal debt reached another eye-popping milestone yesterday, and it has real consequences for every family budget in America.
Student Loan Bills Come Due
The Trump administration is ending the student loan nonpayment grift, but borrowers have made entitled, poor choices in the meantime.
Getting Less for More: An American Economic Primer
The federal debt doesn’t matter much to most people, except that it matters to everyone because it fuels inflation and economic struggles.
Shutdowns, Sombreros, and Mustaches — Oh My!
As Democrats force a government shutdown over extending “emergency” ObamaCare spending, the comedian-in-chief does some epic trolling to make fun of them.
Is Hawley’s Tariff Rebate a Good Idea?
The Republican Missouri senator introduced legislation to refund $600 in tariff revenue to every American, but that may not be the most economically astute choice.
The Medicaid ‘Safety Couch’
Republicans’ modest attempt to rein in the wasteful redistribution of income to able-bodied and illegal-alien Medicaid recipients has leftists bemoaning the cruel unfairness of it all.
Don’t Believe the OBBBA Debt Projections
The bill isn’t the greatest thing ever, but it does make permanent the Trump tax cuts, preventing a $4.5 trillion tax hike that every single Democrat wanted to inflict on us.
Musk Ignites Trump Feud Again
Given his increasingly hostile opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill, former DOGE chief Elon Musk has become a growing problem for Donald Trump and the GOP.
An American Patriot on That Big Beautiful Bill
“The people have delegated to Congress, by the Constitution, the power to do certain things. ... Everything beyond this is usurpation, and a violation of the Constitution.”
The Medicaid Argument Rages On
As much as Democrats and the Leftmedia demagogue the issue of entitlements — and even Republicans drag their feet on reform — the Medicaid boondoggle balloon needs to be popped.
What Did DOGE Really Accomplish?
“DOGE fought the swamp — and so far, the swamp has won. ... We have a Republican Congress, and ... not one cent in DOGE cuts have been implemented by the Congress.”
One Cheer for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
House Republicans barely passed their massive bill this morning. It extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, but it spends too much and further complicates the tax code in undesirable ways.
The GOP’s Internal Budget Battle
Can congressional Republicans make a leaner sausage?
A Medicaid Makeover Is a Must
The program is rife with the waste, fraud, and abuse everyone claims to hate.
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Play
Will expanding Green Card opportunities to wealthy foreigners really generate revenue?
Robbing Social Security
One of Joe Biden’s parting acts comes at a huge expense to the nation’s biggest entitlement system.
Another Last-Second Budget Deal
When it comes to spending and budgeting, it’s lather-rinse-repeat for our broken Congress.
Congress Gives Drunken Sailors a Bad Name
The awful spending bill in Congress deserves to be put out to pasture.