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  • CPI-X: A Novel Method to Decrease Spending and the National Debt

    Published January 17, 2024
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    U.S. federal spending is out of control, and has been for several decades. In 1970, the federal government’s budget totaled $232 billion. In 2024, federal spending will rise to $7.9 trillion, an increase of 3,320 percent over the past 54 years. Even worse, federal spending is forecast to surge to $12.95 trillion by 2038. Decades […]
  • Research & Commentary: Expansion of Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Program Would Benefit Low-Income Show-Me State Families

    Published January 17, 2024
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    Legislation in the Missouri Senate would raise the funding cap of the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program, a tax-credit scholarship-funded education savings account (ESA) program, by 50 percent and open up eligibility for the program to all Missouri children from families with household incomes below 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Currently, the Empowerment […]
  • Research & Commentary: Expanding Budget for South Dakota’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program More Necessary than Ever

    Published January 16, 2024
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    Legislation making its way through the South Dakota Senate would expand the budget for the Partners in Education Tax Credit Program (PETCP), a tax-credit scholarship program for low-income students, by $1.5 million, with program’s new budget cap being $5 million. This would represent a 42 percent increase from PETCP’s current budget cap of $3.5 million. […]
  • Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts for Low-Income and Special Needs Children Would Be a Step Forward for Virginia

    Published January 16, 2024
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    Legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly would establish the Education Excellence for All Program, an education savings account (ESA) program open to low-income children and students with disabilities. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks and uniforms, private tutoring services, educational therapies, […]
  • Research & Commentary: Anti-ESG Bill In South Carolina Will Ensure Palmetto State Pension Funds Invested Appropriately

    Published January 16, 2024
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    Legislation in the South Carolina Senate would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure state pension funds are invested solely to achieve the maximum return on investment for pensioners, rather than advancing social or political causes that may likely lead to lower returns and financial underperformance. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Wyoming in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Wisconsin in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for West Virginia in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Washington in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Virginia in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Vermont in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Utah in 2024

    Published December 30, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Texas in 2024

    Published December 29, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Tennessee in 2024

    Published December 29, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for South Dakota in 2024

    Published December 29, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for South Carolina in 2024

    Published December 29, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Rhode Island in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Pennsylvania in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Oregon in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Oklahoma in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for Ohio in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for North Dakota in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for North Carolina in 2024

    Published December 28, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]
  • Minimum Wage Hikes are Not the Solution for New York in 2024

    Published December 27, 2023
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    Throughout 2023, every state in the nation has grappled with the many economic challenges that the year has brought. Inflation continues to make it difficult for middle class Americans to pay their bills, interest rates have risen, we have been in a clear recession by all definitions although the government refuses to acknowledge it, gas […]

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