Another ACA failure
New Hampshire Union Leader New Hampshire residents will have even fewer choices for health insurance next year as Community Health Options announced last week that it is dumping the Granite…
Social Security Paid Dead Government Workers $1.7 Million
by Elizabeth Harrington • Washington Free Beacon The Social Security Administration has paid dead federal workers $1.7 million in recent years, with the deceased receiving benefits an average of seven…
The EU is trying to rob Americans
The European Union (EU) has ruled that Apple, one of the world’s top technology companies, must pay $14.5 billion in taxes to Ireland, despite the fact that Ireland has determined…
CBO: Federal Debt to Hit $28.2 Trillion Over Next Decade
by Ali Meyer • Washington Free Beacon Outstanding federal debt is projected to hit $28.2 trillion over the next decade, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. At…
D.C. Restaurants Lose Eight Jobs a Day as Wage Hikes Take Effect
by Bill McMorris • Washington Free Beacon Restaurants in the nation’s capital experienced their worst hiring period in 15 years, fueling speculation that wage hikes are reducing employment opportunities. Employment…
Obamacare is unsustainable — the backbone could collapse, expert warns
by Abigail Stevenson • CNBC If politicians don’t fix the Affordable Care Act, then the vulnerable Blue Cross and local HMO plans — which serve as the backbone of Obamacare…
ObamaCare Is Failing Exactly The Way Critics Said It Would
Aetna’s decision to abandon its ObamaCare expansion plans and rethink its participation altogether came as a surprise to many. It shouldn’t have. Everything that’s happened now was predicted by the…
Report: Hillary Clinton’s Job Creation as NY Senator Far Below What She Promised
Hillary Clinton vowed to create 200,000 new jobs in Upstate New York during her time as a senator representing the state, but a new report published Monday found that the…
30% of Businesses Say They Would Eliminate Jobs As A Result of $15 Minimum Wage
Thirty percent of businesses said they would eliminate jobs if the minimum wage were increased to $15 an hour, according to a survey from Express Employment Professionals. The survey asked…
How Cronyism Harms Our Military
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain has over his decades in government built a reputation based largely on a few key tenets. As a genuine Vietnam War hero, and as…
Health Care Premiums: Up, and Rising Again
By M. Anthony Mills • RealClearPolitics In presidential politics, party professionals on both sides of the aisle live in fear of the dreaded “October surprise” that…
Americans Will Spend More Than 8 Billion Hours and $409 Billion Complying With Tax Code in 2016
IRS tax code totals 2.4 million words and additional regulations total 7.7 million words by Ali Meyer • Washington Free Beacon Americans will spend more than…
Taxes Now Eat Up Larger Share of Income Than When Obama Took Office
After-tax income has declined for some demographic groups since 2009 by Ali Meyer • Washington Free Beacon Taxes are consuming a larger share of household income…
How Obama’s Overtime Rules Will Hurt Disabled Children
By Eric Peterson • The Federalist Last month, when President Obama’s Department of Labor released its long-awaited “overtime rule,” the mainstream media headlines were predictable: “Obama…
PROMESA & Retroactive Reprioritization of Contracts
Dear Senator, I write you today on behalf of Frontiers of Freedom to express our concern over the Puerto Rican Government’s $46 billion in severely underfunded pension liabilities. Recently, a…