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…
Biden’s Blowout ‘Infrastructure’ Plan
The White House has rolled out its eight-year, $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. But how much of what people normally think of as “infrastructure” – roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, and the…
Stacking the Political Deck to Fix a Non-Existent Transportation Crisis
The next big-ticket item on Joe Biden’s wish list is an infrastructure program. And not just any infrastructure program, but one that will cost trillions of dollars. To help grease…
The Gig Economy Tax Hike Tucked Inside the Relief Bill
Crammed inside the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” is a tax hike on workers who very likely can afford it least: those working in the gig economy. According to Ronald…
IRS Processing Delays for Refunds Result in $3 Billion in Interest Payments
It’s tax filing season again, and as we are often reminded, failing to get your returns filed on time means you could be forced to pay penalties and interest. What…
Meet the TVAs multi-million dollar CEO
The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority has a number of advantages private utilities don’t, such as not being liable for local, state, or federal taxes. And for the CEO, working for…
Transit Advocates Want Billions More in Federal Bailouts
Mass transit advocates are pushing the Biden administration and Congress to pour billions of dollars of new subsidies into bus and train lines. The reason: without even more federal money,…
Governments Reluctant to Measure Vaccine Waste
Problems with the supply and distribution of coronavirus vaccines continue to mount, but so, too, do questions about how many doses are going to waste – either through spoilage or…
U.S. Lockdowns Estimated to Have Cost $169 Billion to Save 29,000 lives
The U.S. government has poured trillions of dollars in relief and stimulus into the economy in the wake of state-imposed economic lockdowns earlier this year. But a group of European…
Myths Behind Taxes and Spending
A new Congress and new administration will take over in January, but one thing will remain constant: the federal government’s finances will be a wreck. How do we fix it?…