The Heritage Foundation has long argued that tax cuts, not tax hikes, are the best policy, especially when the economy is weak. Turns out Barack Obama agrees with us. Watch the video yourself, but here is a rough transcript of Obama’s exchange with George Stephanopoulos from This Week: STEPHANOPOULOS: Even …
This weekend Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will be placed in a government conservatorship that closely resembles a bankruptcy reorganization. The move puts U.S. taxpayers on the hook for $5.4 trillion in outstanding mortgage debt and commits the government to provide as …
EnergyTomorrow Radio – Got Shale? Jane Van Ryan talks with Tony Dammer from the U.S. Department of Energy about America’s oil shale deposits… Time to Celebrate the Constitution – InsiderOnline Constitution Day is coming up—September 17. A good way to celebrate is to learn a little bit more about the …
ST. PAUL — The Heritage Foundation has long believed that a more informed populace will lead to greater government accountability and less wasteful spending. That is why we were so eager to partner with the Sunlight Foundation on their Exposing Earmarks project. In that same spirit, we are very proud …
Education Tax Credits: Most Popular Choice Policy – Cato-at-Liberty The Friedman Foundation has just published the latest state poll – Maryland – in their very helpful education survey series. There are a lot of interesting things here, but I’ll highlight just a couple… What’s the Harm in Broadening Who Is …
Report from St. Paul: On Floods, Charity and Conventions – Shopfloor.org With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on New Orleans, the entire tenor of the 2008 Republican Convention has changed. Already dedicated to “service,” the focus of convention activities is now on how attendees, and all Americans, can assist in easing …
