Biden Budget Proposal Eyes Big Boosts in Domestic Spending
Among the wave of spending proposals coming out of the Biden administration, it’s easy to overlook the release of a new federal budget request for 2022 that would boost outlays…
The Biggest Crony Capitalist Game in Town
With Republicans publicly feuding with corporations over state election laws, there was some slight hope that the GOP’s pique might take root just long enough to end the decades-long crony…
About Those 19 Million New Jobs…
It’s traditional for politicians to say their big new legislative proposal will create lots of high-paying new jobs. It’s no different with Mr. Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal. Team Biden…
Biden’s Infrastructure Numbers Might Work if Government Cuts Waste
The Biden administration’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan is supposed to generate enough economic benefit to the country to easily overcome any economic harm a tax hike or corporations/the wealthy/and others…
Manchin Vows Not to End Filibuster
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not bow to a progressive push to eliminate the Senate’s filibuster rule. Writing in the Washington Post, Manchin says: Every time the…
The Real Impending Doom is Fiscal, not Viral
The Center for Disease Control’s new director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, recently said she had a “recurring feeling I have of impending doom” regarding the coronavirus. While the positive news about…
Biden’s Tax Promises are ‘Bunk’
President Joe Biden has proposed a corporate hike to fund a portion of his infrastructure/jobs bill. The thinking is rather simple, and we can see it in the talking points:…
Biden Wants to Reward Perennial Money Loser Amtrak With Even More Taxpayer Money
The Biden infrastructure plan has many moving parts, among which is up to $80 billion for rail service, including perennial money loser Amtrak. Amtrak is so excited about the idea…
Biden’s Plan to Overturn State Right-to-Work Laws
One of the biggest winners in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is organized labor. Specifically, the Biden proposal would give unions some big legislative wins they’ve been seeking for years…
Mr. Biden’s Costly Wish List
Among the laundry list of spending items inside the Biden infrastructure plan are proposals that are really about making government bigger. FEE’s Brad Polumbo looked at some of the…