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Moving from Tax Cuts to Fiscal Reform

Posted on March 7, 2018 by William R. Hawkins

Any discussion of fiscal reform must start with a truth that is seldom heard. The purpose of taxation is to generate the revenue needed to pay the government’s bills. In the face of rising deficits, even in good times (leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiscal Reform, Flat Tax, FreedomTax, Liberty and Freedom, News and Analysis, Reagan Revolution, Regulations, Regulatory Reform, Tax Cuts, Tax Overhaul, Tax Reform, Taxation, Trade & Economics, Trump Presidency Tagged Corporate Tax Rate, Decrease in Regulations, infrastructure, Nancy Pelosi, National Defense Strategy, Personal Tax Rate, Sequester, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TCJA |

America’s Merchant Marine in peril

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Bruce Branick

President Obama’s sequester brain child became Danny Werfel’s responsibility to parcel out budget cuts among the federal agencies. As controller of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Werfel has been until recently what could be called the CFO for the United States of America.

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Posted in Defense and National Security, Transportation Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Danny Werfel, food aid lobbyists, Food for Peace Program, IRS, Jones Act, Merchant Marines, OMB, OXFAM, Sequester, social justice |

Was the Obama Administration’s Furlough of Air Traffic Controllers Necessary?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Austin Hill

In the midst of the federal “sequester” spending cuts last month, was the Obama Administration’s furlough of air traffic controllers really necessary? Some politicians insist that they were, but here are four facts that lead to a resounding “NO.”

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