Jobs
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Biden’s multi-trillion dollar climate action plan is full of promises that the law says he cannot keep. Promising to do what you cannot do is a false promise. Here are some big-ticket examples.
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How long can we keep people away from work before their lives are ruined?
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“The false cry that there is no teacher shortage must not go unchallenged.”
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Budgets/Taxes
Are Intelligent Machines Coming for Your Job and Your Wages?
by Art Carden July 11, 2019A specter haunts Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world: the specter of massive technological unemployment and, therefore, widespread immiseration.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
The Minimum Wage When Elizabeth Warren Was Kid
by Clifford Thies February 19, 2019“Back when I was a kid, a minimum-wage job could support a family of three. Today, a full-time minimum-wage job in America won’t keep a mama and a baby out of poverty.”
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedLibertyPodcast
In The Tank (ep172) – Human Freedom Index, China, Nuclear Power, and Automation
by Donald Kendal January 4, 2019Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft are joined by Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, in episode #172 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s episode features work from the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, the Rio Grande Foundation, and the Manhattan Institute.
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Budgets/Taxes
Government Job-Guarantee Policies Guarantee Nothing but Fewer Jobs
by David S. D'Amato August 29, 2018Job-guarantee proposals have dominated headlines of late, with high-profile politicians such as Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) advancing the policy.
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Budgets/TaxesClimate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedGovernmentHealth CareInternet/TelecomMediaPodcast
In The Tank (ep154) – 2018 Freedom in the 50 States, Unearthing Prosperity, and Employee Freedom
by Donald Kendal August 24, 2018Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft present episode #154 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week’s episode features work from the Cato Institute, the Center of the American Experiment, and the Nevada Policy Research Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsFeaturedPoliticsRegulation
Seattle’s New Business ‘Head Tax’ Hurts Job Creators And Limits Economic Growth
by Matthew Glans June 25, 2018To the detriment of its residents and businesses, Seattle has been more active than any other city in pursuing new tax revenue.
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Budgets/Taxes
Pelosi Scorns May’s Incredible Jobs Report
by Nancy Thorner and Ed Ingold June 20, 2018The month of May closed with amazing news on the economy. It looks unstoppable and signals the best recovery since World War II.
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Budgets/Taxes
Celebrate National Waitstaff Day with a Generous Tip, Not More Government Mandates
by Lindsey Stroud May 25, 2018Monday was National Waitstaff Day, a time to appreciate the estimated 2.25 million waitstaff working in America’s 542,000 eating and drinking establishments, and this year, the U.S. Census Bureau is urging Americans to “add a smile to the tip” as they dine out.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsFeaturedGovernmentInternet/TelecomLegal AffairsPodcastRegulationScience
In The Tank (ep141) – Driverless Cars, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism
by Donald Kendal May 25, 2018Donny Kendal is joined by Heartland Research Director Edward Hudgins to present episode #141 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from Reason, Heritage Foundation, the Rand Corporation, and the Cato Institute.
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During the Obama years, critics of the administration pointed to falling labor force participation as the primary “cause” of the falling unemployment rate.