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Why Government Deficits and Debt Do Matter
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported in early May that for the month of April 2015 the Federal government ran a budget surplus, taking in more in taxes than it laid out in expenditures....
View ArticleHeartland Daily Podcast – Peter Ferrara on The Debt Dialogues: Fixing the...
In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, we listen in as Heartland Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara joins the Ayn Rand Institute’s podcast, The Debt Dialogues. Ferrara, author of the new book –...
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There is No Social Security Santa Claus
At this annual time of good cheer it might seem Grinch-like to challenge the spirit of Santa Claus, but the reality is that there is no jolly, bearded, rotund man in a red suit who brings us goodies...
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Dear Bernie: Oil Fuels Your Beloved Scandinavian Spending Spree
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has often talked about his desire for the United States to emulate the socialist welfare states of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by providing free college...
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This Year’s Presidential Politics Equals Continuing Big Government
The daily and unending bombardment of political campaign reporting and news, with its “drama” about who will be the Republican and Democratic Party candidates for the U.S. presidency, hides from view...
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Thorner: Stossel Tells Students to “Leave People Alone” for American Prosperity
The Northwestern University College Republicans and the Young America’s Foundation co-sponsored an event featuring author John Stossel on Tuesday, May 24, at 8:00 p.m. at the Leverone Auditorium in...
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Minimum Wage Hikes Hurt the Poor. There’s a Better Way
Arizona is one of three states — Maine and South Dakota are the others — that will ask voters in November to approve a minimum-wage increase. While supporters of these proposals argue they protect...
View ArticleIn The Tank (ep64) – How Will a Trump Presidency Affect Budget and Tax Policy?
With John out of the office, Donny is joined by Jesse Hathaway, research fellow and managing editor of Budget & Tax News, in episode #64 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features...
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Reclaiming Society and Community
Much of the confusion in current political discourse is attributable to a profound error inherited from Progressive Era thought. For early progressives — and no less Italian Fascists and German...
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Dodd-Frank: All Of It Is Awful – So All Of It Needs To Go
President-elect Donald Trump is President-elect Donald Trump – because he incepted and led much more than a simple political campaign. As he oft said at his massive rallies: “This is not just crowds...
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Repealing and Replacing Obamacare Made Easy
The big insight on repealing and replacing Obamacare that too many Republicans are missing is that they have the opportunity to enact an Obamacare replacement plan that the overwhelming majority of...
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Guest Article: On Spending, Is Rand Paul the Last Man Standing?
By: Barry Poulson Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only legislator to vote against Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which sets the framework for budget negotiations in the 115th Congress. His vote was...
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Trump’s Budgetary Blueprint Retains America’s Welfare State
President Donald Trump has issued his preliminary federal budget proposal looking to the U.S. government’s next 2018 fiscal year. What it shows very clearly is that there will likely be no attempt to...
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‘Now Arrives the Hour of Action’ for Federal Entitlement Reform
In his inaugural address in January, President Donald Trump promised “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer . . . the time for empty talk is over, now arrives the hour...
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Reform Entitlements to Help People, Not Government
By reforming government-run entitlement programs, lawmakers can start reversing a decades-long trend of trapping people in poverty — causing harm in the name of providing help. States are already...
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Harsh Criticism by Loyal Opposition to AHCA Unfounded
The first 100 days of a Presidency are often called the “Honeymoon” period. Some honeymoon! By most accounts, it was 100 days of a contentious divorce proceeding, with the Democrats wanting to keep...
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Homeschool Monthly #12: Homeschoolers to Betsy DeVos: Leave Us Alone
Image courtesy of HSLDA The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) met with Betsy DeVos, secretary of education, to discuss federal law from the homeschool perspective. HSLDA and DeVos discussed...
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Peter Ferrara on SiriusXM: Reforming Social Security
Peter Ferrara, senior fellow for entitlement and budget policy at The Heartland Institute, joined host Mary Walter on Patriot Tonight to discuss a bill designed to reform Social Security Ferrara...
View ArticleIn The Tank (ep137) – Child Safety Accounts, Terrible Earth Day Predictions,...
John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #137 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think...
View ArticleIn The Tank (ep143) – Social Security Insolvency, Free College?, and Vermont...
Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft are joined by Justin Haskins in episode #143 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that...
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