03/18/19
The president’s budget proposal doesn’t go far enough, but it will represent a big step in the right direction – if Congress is paying attention. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, SAFE letters, Office of Management and Budget, Budget Proposal 2020, defense spending, nondefense spending, mandatory programs, Interest expense, budget caps, Overseas Contingency Fund, Medicare, Congressional Budget Office, budget deficits, Russell Vought, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, "modern economic theory", This time is different
10/22/18
If our political leaders lack the judgment (energy policy), diligence (fiscal problem), or integrity (immigration laws) to do their jobs, call them out for practicing politics without a license. Read More...Tags: occupational licensing, Huricene Michael, Sen. Chuck Schumer, manmade global warming theory, Richard Lindzen, Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Gale of 1878, Rep. Francis Rooney, sea level rise, budget deficits, Sen. Kamala Harris, debt ceiling, Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell , entitlement programs, President Donald Trump, Sen. William Proxmire, caravan of illegal immigrants, George Soros, Rep. Nancy Pelosi
03/26/18
We agree that the balance of payments deficit with China is of serious concern, but the administration is not making the right moves to combat it. Read More...Tags: budget deficits, balance of payments, China, Warren Buffet, IOUSA, comparative advantage, Adam Smith, state-managed trade, unfunded liabiliites, President Donald Trump, protectionist instincts, Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP -11, NAFTA, tariffs, steel & aluminum, Wilbur Ross, Larry Kudlow, unfair Chinese trade policies, forced sharing of US-owned intellectual property, tariffs a tax, stocks swoon, World Trade Organization, Indigenous innovation, Made in China 2025
06/19/17
A tax cut debacle in Kansas doesn’t prove fiscally conservative policies should be universally rejected. Read More...Tags: Eugene Robinson, KS Governor Sam Brownback, 2012 tax cut bill, LLC exemption, Kansas Supreme Court, Public school financing held inadequate, trickle-down economics, nuclear deterrent, former Senator Tom Coburn, budget deficits, fiscal meltdown, JFK tax cuts, Reagan tax cuts, Illinois fiscal woes, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin