Economic growth has been accelerating while inflation remains moderate, but this may not last long. Modest government policies, designed to support the private sector rather than controlling it, should be the order of the day. Read More...Tags: Great Recession, economic growth rate, Keystone pipeline, Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, US vs. global economy, NAFTA, trade war with China, unemployment rate, workforce participation rate, minimum wage, food stamps, inflation rate, Consumer Price Index, John Williams, Federal Reserve, 2% inflation target, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, ethanol blending mandate, crony capitalism, Federal Reserve dual mandate
Whatever the outcome of the 2016 elections, conservatives will have a lot of lost ground to recover. Read More...Tags: total federal debt, budget resolution, budget deal, targeted spending cuts, GDP growth , jobless rate, workforce participation rate, Federal Reserve, cost of regulations, Clean Power Plan, EPA, healthcare insurance bailout, CFPB, Congressional Review Act, FORM Act