A main goal of the House Republican tax plan is to reduce marginal tax rates, which are the rates that affect economic decisionmaking.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released new data reaffirming the scandal that is federal farm policy. The government pumps out billions of dollars a year in subsidies to farm businesses, and the giveaways mainly benefit the richest farmers.

The EWG found that, “Between 1995 and 2016, the top 10 percent received 77 percent of all ‘covered commodity’ subsidies … The top 1 percent received 26 percent of all subsidies, or $1.7 million per recipient.”

The Trump administration acquiesced to the ethanol lobby in a recent decision on the costly Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), says the Wall Street Journal.

The Republican tax reform framework envisions cutting the federal corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent.

This study explored why there is so much failure and mismanagement in the federal government. Federal agencies lack incentives for efficiency and quality, and the environment in some workplaces seems to breed unethical behavior.

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are refining their tax reform plan and ramping up their marketing efforts. It is a good plan so far, but comments by some GOP leaders suggest that reforms may veer off-course as more details emerge.

To keep policymakers focused on true reform, the table below summarizes five tax reform goals and the policy changes needed to achieve each.

Federal worker compensation is rising faster than compensation in the private sector.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released data on worker compensation for 2016.

Recent Senate testimony on the Trump administration’s plans to reform federal spending.

Congress is set to approve a multi-billion dollar aid package for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.