Gavin Newsom promised Californians there’d be no new taxes to fix the state’s historic deficit. One new tax is already squeezing the state’s businesses.
Imagine if pilots performed safety checks on only 36% of their equipment or a restaurant served 36% of your pizza or Uber arrived 36% of the time. This is what’s happening in hospitals, which ignore government rules on healthcare price transparency a shocking 64% of the time. Too often, patients receive medical bills far above […]
The Biden administration doggedly has pursued a “net zero” climate-control policy since President Joe Biden’s first day in the Oval Office when he recommitted the country to the Paris Climate Accords. And as anyone who has shopped at grocery stores in the last three years will tell you, it’s been all downhill from there. Biden […]
During his 2020 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden slammed former President Donald Trump for his protectionist policies, and especially for starting a trade war that raised prices for American consumers while sparking retaliation that hurt American farmers. But since entering office, Biden has done little to reverse the tariff hikes and trade barriers erected by […]
The U.S. budget deficit is expected to increase by nearly $2 trillion this year. President Joe Biden’s policies, including his student debt relief program, are responsible for this rise, but it is Americans who will suffer the consequences. Rising deficits threaten higher interest rates, inflation, and taxes. We cannot afford to stay on this path. […]
High inflation creates major hardships for American households. Since January 2020, prices have grown at nearly 4% per year, which is double the rate the Federal Reserve targets. The prices we confront most frequently— food, energy, and shelter— have experienced some of the largest spikes. No wonder so many people think the economy is weak. […]
Inflation is the top economic issue for most voters, according to nearly every poll. The dollar has devalued by more than 20% since the pandemic hit, and inflation remains stubbornly high. Mortgages and car payments are less affordable than they were before COVID-19, and not everyone’s paycheck is keeping up with the increased costs. The […]