President Biden and the Democrats are including $350 billion in aid for the states in their $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. But state and local budgets are in decent shape, and finances will continue to improve as the economy recovers. Further state handouts are not needed.
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Minimum Wage Effects
President Biden has proposed doubling the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour.
President Biden and Labor Unions
President Biden’s views on labor unions are archaic.
President Biden’s Minimum Wage Proposal
As part of his $1.9 trillion relief plan, President Joe Biden proposes to double the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour.
Government Spending Could Top $9 Trillion
President Biden’s push to spend another $1.9 trillion on economic relief is surreal given that government budgets are vastly ballooned already.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
President Trump’s slew of last-minute pardons and commutations included several men whom federal courts found guilty of defrauding Medicare or Medicaid.
Capitol Police Funding
After all the security breaches at both the congressional complex and White House over the years, and the many large protests in the city, you would think that the Capitol Police would have been better prepared.
Will Congress Repeat the Worst Blunder of the First “Stimulus” Bill?
A bipartisan Congressional group is eager to borrow and spend another $900 billion on a new COVID-19 bill. Yet they appear determined to repeat the most wasteful political stunt of the last “stimulus bill.”
Canada Fiscal Record Not Supportive of Keynesian Theory
Congress is debating another aid package for the states and private sector. Further aid for the states is a bad idea.
Another Bad Idea: Transit Parity
At least 33 members of Congress have signed onto a resolution calling for transit parity, by which they mean that the federal government should spend as much money on transit as it spends on highways.