Opinion
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Life, Liberty, Property #105: The Political Tide Against a Fiscal Rescue
Opinion -Last week I noted that even the U.S. economy, the best in the world, cannot support the current and upcoming federal debt. Here I explain the dismal political reasons why a reversal is so unlikely. -
Life, Liberty, Property #104: There Is No Possible Bailout for the Federal Government
Opinion -The government long ago became extremely comfortable with the fact that the American people have always been able to bail them out. Bailouts, however, notoriously lead to further bailouts and then to bankruptcies. -
Life, Liberty, Property #103: ‘Big and Beautiful’ but Not Nearly Enough of Either
Opinion -Once again, the federal government’s malignant effect on the economy is our top story. Now it’s a debate over whether to raise the debt ceiling. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 71% of Democrats Support Imprisoning Elon Musk for His Role at DOGE
Opinion -Press Release -Seven out of every ten Democratic voters would “strongly” or “somewhat” support “a hypothetical law that would imprison Elon Musk for his role in DOGE.” -
PRESS RELEASE: Only Economic Growth and Budget Cuts Can Save America from Fiscal Collapse
Opinion -Press Release -New Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute explains how raising taxes would increase federal deficit and national debt. -
PRESS RELEASE: New Study Details the Green Scam That Is the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
Opinion -Press Release -“The Inflation Reduction Act is a robbery of such magnitude that it makes the Lufthansa heist look like child’s play over chump change.” - Tim Benson -
The United States Has Become an Irresponsible, Debt-Addicted Nation
Opinion -As of now, the federal government has an absolutely mind-boggling $217 trillion in total unfunded liabilities on the books. -
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Americans’ Purchasing Power Is Down Under Biden
Opinion -The reality is that in Biden’s America, most Americans are not in good economic shape and most Americans have no money to spend on anything but the bare necessities. -
Economic Anxiety Under Biden Has Reached a Fever Pitch
Opinion -From grocery stores to fast-food restaurants and just about everywhere in between, Americans are being hit hard by ever rising prices due to Biden’s reckless spending. -
Social Security’s Clock Is Ticking. Why It’s Not Getting Fixed.
Opinion -As the first step in Social Security reform, Congress needs to provide all Americans a framework for how benefit reductions might work in the case of insolvency so that they can plan as individuals. -
Annual Interest on National Debt Now Eclipses Entire Military Budget
Opinion -Never should the name “Joe Biden” and the words “fiscal responsibility” be used in the same sentence. -
Fiscal Rules and ‘Learning by Doing’
Opinion -Incorporating fiscal rules in the U.S. Constitution would give citizens a voice in fiscal policy and prevent legislators from behaving in a fiscally irresponsible manner. -
Fiscal Conservatives Can Win the Budget Fight – Here’s How
Opinion -The Uniparty in Congress is once again engaged in its recurring haggling over how to avoid a government shutdown, with the next deadline set to arrive in a matter of days. -
CPI-X: A Sensible Solution to the Nation’s Budget Woes
Opinion -Unlike other so-called spending reductions proposed by Congress in recent years, which only reduce the rate of spending growth, the plan outlined in CPI-X produces real reductions in spending. -
PRESS RELEASE: Report Outlines Novel Method to Decrease Spending and the National Debt
Opinion -Press Release -This paper provides a revolutionary model that can solve this worsening economic crisis and put the United States back on track towards fiscal prosperity. -
I Offer Myself As a Highly Reliable, Low-Cost Budget Commission
Opinion -The only way to increase federal revenue sustainably is to grow the tax base. A growing economy increases the size of the pie from which you get your 17.4 percent in taxes. -
The Real Subject of the Budget Debate Is the Uniparty
Opinion -Regardless of the ultimate outcome of this political battle over the budget, the shutdown conflict is undermining the foundations of the uniparty because a small group of Republicans has finally decided to act as reformers instead of conservatives. -
Proposition HH Is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing for Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Opinion -Overall, any substantial benefits to the taxpayers in the form of property tax reductions would be overshadowed by long-term tax increases. As a good rule of thumb, if any liberal politician is pushing for “tax reform” it would inevitably take money out of taxpayers’ wallets. Proposition HH is, in fact, a wolf in sheep’s clothing for the rights the Colorado taxpayers have exercised since the implementation of TABOR. -
It’s the Spending, Stupid
Opinion -Congress, and the Republican-led House of Representatives in particular, controls the nation’s purse strings. With this being the case, it is imperative that the GOP play hardball concerning the looming budget showdown. -
Congress Must Fix the Broken Budget Process
Opinion -In 2000, our national debt stood at $5.6 trillion compared to our GDP, which clocked in at roughly $10 trillion. Today, those figures have almost reversed. Now, our national debt has ballooned to approximately $33 trillion, while our GDP has increased to $25 trillion. -
It’s Time to Let Citizens Vote on Any Future Debt Increases
Opinion -If citizens can vote on debt at the state and local level, why shouldn’t they have the power to vote on debt at the federal level as well? -
Actually, Joe Biden Has Doubled the Deficit
Opinion -We need a leader in the White House who is willing to come clean with the American people about our out-of-control spending and debt accumulation. Sadly, President Biden does not appear to be up for that task. -
Deranged Democrats Want $14 Trillion in Reparations
Opinion -If Bush and her fellow misguided socialists really want to address the wealth gap, they would be clamoring for two things: universal school choice and maintaining the black nuclear family. -
It Takes Two to Tango—and Solve the Nation’s Debt Crisis
Opinion -Unlike his recent predecessors, Biden is taking a “my way or the highway” approach when it comes to hiking the debt ceiling and negotiating with Congress.