Opinion
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Fed Gov’t Won’t Restrain Spending
Opinion -In February President Trump proposed a $4.4 trillion budget for 2018 and projects a budget deficit for 2019 almost double his estimate last year. -
Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Troubled Electric Utility
Opinion -In response to ongoing problems, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced plans to sell the insolvent Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. -
With Tax Reform, Congress Missed an Opportunity to Fix Original Sin of US Health Care
Opinion -With the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in late 2017, Republicans implemented far-reaching tax cuts that will allow tens of millions of families to keep more of their own money and made a number of long overdue changes to the nation’s tax code. -
An Alternative to Federal Infrastructure Investment
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed a trillion-dollar plan for infrastructure investment. -
It’s Time To End Congress’ Budget Shenanigans, Focus On Growth Policies
Opinion -The federal government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. -
This President Deserves More Credit Than He Gets
Opinion -On February 19, Americans will “celebrate” President’s Day with a day off from school and work. -
Here’s How State Legislators Can FINALLY Fix The National Debt In 2018
Opinion -Now that 2017 is in the books, Americans across the country are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions so that 2018 might be better than years past. -
Entitlement Reform Unlikely in 2018, Ryan Says
Opinion -Congress will probably not enact entitlement reforms in 2018, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) says. -
End Stadium Subsidies, Virginia Delegate Proposes
Opinion -The Virginia House of Delegates’ Appropriations Committee is considering a bill to ban government financing for professional sports stadiums. -
CBO: Treasury May Hit Debt Ceiling in March
Opinion -A report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns the federal government may hit the debt ceiling earlier than previously projected. -
Congressional Committee Hears Earmark Ban Testimony
Opinion -Ahead of a U.S. House Committee on Rules hearing on whether to retain the ban on earmarks, President Donald Trump suggested Congress might increase bipartisan comity by “thinking about going back to a form of earmarks.” -
Congress Delays Federal Funding Fight After Brief Shutdown
Opinion -The U.S. Congress approved a resolution extending a deadline to set new spending levels after Democratic Party members tried to use the temporary lapse of funding to secure changes to immigration law. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -“The Heartland Institute has been advising many in the administration on climate and energy policy, so we were certainly encouraged and excited the president promoted his pro-energy, pro-America vision in his State of the Union Address.” - Tim Huelskamp -
American Decline: Seven Factors and Seven Solutions
Opinion -Like all nations, the people of the United States have faced challenging times. -
Alabama Welfare Work Requirements Would Benefit Everyone, Including Families
Opinion -Self-reliance and prosperity reforms to Alabama's welfare system would save taxpayers’ money and get people get back to work. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Policy Allowing States to Impose Work Requirements for Medicaid
Opinion -“Work requirements for the able-bodied, as Trump’s change provides, is a highly desirable reform that will help to minimize unnecessary dependency and remove burdens placed on taxpayers” - Peter Ferrara -
Alabama House Committee Considers Prohibiting Welfare Work Waivers
Opinion -The Alabama House State Government Committee is considering a bill that would prohibit the state’s Department of Human Resources from requesting exemptions from federal work requirements for able-bodied individuals receiving welfare. -
Trump Calls for Private-Public Partnership for Space Missions
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1, ordering the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to investigate use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to advance U.S. interests in outer space. -
Report: Oregon Medicaid Agency Misspent Taxpayers’ Money
Opinion -Ahead of a voter referendum on a new tax to fund the state’s Medicaid program, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the state’s health care agency, disclosed hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent and wasteful spending. -
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Explores Privatizing Trash Collection
Opinion -Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania city officials are considering bids for trash collection services currently provided by the government. -
Cincinnati Business Group Asks State for Soccer Stadium Subsidy
Opinion -A Cincinnati, Ohio business group is asking the state to subsidize a proposed Major League Soccer stadium. -
Millennials Ought to Abandon Marx for Rand
Opinion -In 2016, droves of Millennials supported a socialist candidate for the Democratic Party’s nominee in the presidential election. -
Restore the American Dream to Destroy Creeping Socialism
Opinion -In 1917, as American soldiers were fighting to “make the world safe for democracy,” Russia was embarking down the dark road of communism. -
How Millennials Can Help Reduce The Federal Deficit
Opinion -Since February 2017, the federal deficit has grown by more than $500 billion, to over $20 trillion. The average debt owed per person is now estimated to be greater than $62,000.