WON’T WORK: Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why drug pricing proposals won’t work in The Huffington Post.

Prescription drugs costs are a perennial political piñata, and this cycle is no different. Both presidential candidates are hurling rhetoric about "skyr...
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Gordon Gray analyzes the nation’s finances and credit conditions.

n Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its usual summer update to its budget and economic update.
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20 years ago, we underwent needed welfare reform. 20 years later, we need it again.

Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Opportunity Act (PRWORA), instituting a major overhaul of the United States’ welfare system by replacing Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Nee...
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Costs are approaching $100 BILLION in final rules for this year alone.

Regulators approached $100 billion in final rules for the year, publishing $1.7 billion in burdens this week. Annualized costs were $495 million, with no monetized benefits, and 3.6 million paperwork burden hours. A “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” final rule for federal contractors from the Departmen...
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WHAT?! How many regulations have been passed by @POTUS in 7.5 years? 600!

One year ago, the American Action Forum (AAF) celebrated a regulatory milestone, of sorts: 500 major regulations. A major regulation has an economic impact of $100 million or more and can significantly affect prices for consumers. In more than six years in office, President Obama had imposed more re...
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Here are the facts on trade, globalization, and the middle class.

Donald Trump’s jobs plan is largely defined by his desire to overhaul U.S. trade policy. During an address at a metals recycling facility in Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee asserted that “globalization has wiped out our middle class.” To rebuild it, Trump proposed withdrawing from major trade d...
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Devastation spreads throughout Louisiana, but what has the #NFIP done to prevent this?

The massive devastation in Louisiana is as certain as the indebtedness of the NFIF. And until some major program changes occur, the program and its policyholders will stay at or below the status quo. When Congress renews the NFIP next year, it should look not only at affordability goals as the Homeo...
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The Department of Defense put themselves on the radar last week, publishing a $495 MILLION rule.

Regulators approached $100 billion in final rules for the year, publishing $1.7 billion in burdens this week. Annualized costs were $495 million, with no monetized benefits, and 3.6 million paperwork burden hours. A “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” final rule for federal contractors from the Departmen...
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WON’T WORK: Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why drug pricing proposals won’t work in the The Huffington Post.

Prescription drugs costs are a perennial political piñata, and this cycle is no different. Both presidential candidates are hurling rhetoric about "skyr...
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#Eakinomics: Over the past 8 years the @FCC has been to picking and choosing which laws they follow.

On Friday Vice President Joe Biden announced that Amtrak will receive a $2.45 billion loan from the federal government. According to the White House, the loan will be the largest loan in the Department of Transportation (DOT) history. The loan will be used by Amtrak to purchase new trains and improv...
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Is there a better solution to the FAMILY Act? Can the Earned Income Leave Benefit be the answer?

Is The Earned Income Leave Benefit The Answer To Paid Leave for Low Income Individuals?
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600 major regulations weren’t enough for the DNC and the progressive platform would greatly exceed 600.

Last month, Democrats gathered in Philadelphia to nominate Secretary Hillary Clinton and approve their policy platform. For those curious about the regulatory implications of their platform, they are largely a reaffirmation of President Obama’s policies, with several nods to the candidacy of Senator...
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Here are the fact about globalization’s effect on the middle class.

Donald Trump’s jobs plan is largely defined by his desire to overhaul U.S. trade policy. During an address at a metals recycling facility in Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee asserted that “globalization has wiped out our middle class.” To rebuild it, Trump proposed withdrawing from major trade d...
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The CBO lowered its growth forecast, which reduced projected revenue by $580 billion.

n Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its usual summer update to its budget and economic update.
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Ben Gitis has a real solution: up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to the most vulnerable ones in the work force.

A targeted approach that provides access to paid family leave specifically for workers in low-income households.
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The burning desire to overhaul U.S. trade policy isn’t the answer, as globalization doesn’t hurt the middle class.

Donald Trump’s jobs plan is largely defined by his desire to overhaul U.S. trade policy. During an address at a metals recycling facility in Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee asserted that “globalization has wiped out our middle class.” To rebuild it, Trump proposed withdrawing from major trade d...
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