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Commentary: Gregory Bresiger - Biden vows to spend big, control inflation; can he do both? Gregory Bresiger Getty Images President Joe Biden is expressing confidence that his proposed $4.5 trillion domestic package will effectively pay for itself even as experts fear the mammoth price tag may trigger long-term inflation and other economic disruptions. At a press conference last month, the Democratic president argued that his plan — a dual measure that would spend on both infrastructure and broader domestic policy — will generate new jobs and new federal revenue while leading to lower cons...
In an exclusive interview with Inside Sources, Arthur Laffer, who as a member of President Ronald Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board is credited with America’s economic boom in the 1980s, warned of the negative impact of tax hikes, especially on those in lower-income brackets. “Raising taxes will especially hurt the poor and minorities who need jobs,” said Laffer, adding, “It is more than bad policy; it is cruel.” He says the principles of Bidenomics will slowly bankrupt the country if followed over the next few decades. Biden’s oft-repeated campaign pledge not to rais...
Inside Sources A deadly cold snap left millions of Texans without water, heat, or power for days on end. Like any disaster, the storm devastated along lines of existing inequalities. While ordinary Texans reeled from the fallout, Sen. Ted Cruz was boarding a plane to Mexico. Other leading Republicans left the state as well. It’s a preview of things to come as climate change
Best of 2020: Immigration Reads You May Have Missed by Andrew Good As the curtain closes on 2020, the NumbersUSA staff who work as part of the Media Standards Project have each pulled together a list of 10 noteworthy media items* from the year that advanced a healthy, civil, productive conversation on immigration-related issues. These pundits and reporters provided their consumers with high-quality commentary and information, allowing the space to explore nuances, trade-offs, and policy prescriptions with intellectual integrity. It is an encouraging fact that there were a number of pieces ...