Brad Polumbo

Wharton: Biden’s ‘American Jobs Plan’ Would Hurt Economy in 3 Ways

President Biden is pitching his $2.7 trillion+ “infrastructure” plan, chock full of items unrelated to traditional transportation infrastructure, as key…

5 years ago

Jeff Bezos Just Endorsed Corporate Tax Hikes. Here’s Why Amazon’s Support Should Be a Giant Red Flag

The Biden administration and some (but not all) of their Democratic allies in Congress want to raise the corporate tax…

5 years ago

Biden Is Covering Up True Price Tag of Infrastructure Plan, Experts Warn

President Biden’s just-released infrastructure proposal takes a “go big or go home” approach. Its various provisions have been tallied at…

5 years ago

9 Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Spending in Biden’s $2 Trillion ‘Infrastructure’ Proposal

The Biden administration on Wednesday released a comprehensive $2+ trillion spending proposal ostensibly focused on infrastructure. But there’s much more…

5 years ago

Free States Faring Far Better Than Lockdown States in One Huge Way, New Data Show

When COVID-19 first came to our shores, it presented policymakers and elected officials with a crisis like nothing in living…

5 years ago

DoorDash Delivery Orders Hit with ‘Regulatory Response Fees’ After New Laws Totally Backfire

Your wallet may take an extra hit the next time you order dinner via the popular food delivery app DoorDash,…

5 years ago

Latest ‘Stimulus’ Plan Could Cost Twice as Much As Expected, Report Warns

Part of the fight over the $1.9 trillion “stimulus” package recently passed by President Biden and his allies in Congress…

5 years ago

250 Top Business Leaders Just Warned Cuomo: NY’s Tax Hike Proposals Will Have One Huge Consequence

Thanks to the recently-passed $1.9 trillion spending package, the state of New York is set to receive a whopping $23.5…

5 years ago

Pew Research: Lockdowns Prompting Devastating Levels of ‘Psychological Distress’ Among Young People

Most young people are at little risk of dying from the coronavirus. But a new Pew Research survey shows that…

5 years ago

Federal ‘COVID’ Spending Surpases $41,870 Per Taxpayer. Is that the Check You Got?

President Biden just signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion spending package into law. Once this bill hits the books, total taxpayer…

6 years ago

$15 Minimum Wage Would Have Harsh Consequences for Ohio and West Virginia Workers, New Analysis Finds

A federal $15 minimum wage may have been taken out of Congress's forthcoming COVID-19 legislation, but progressives haven’t abandoned the…

6 years ago

Federal Government Lost 5x More to COVID Stimulus Fraud Than It Spent on Vaccine Development, New Report Reveals

Whenever the government spends money, a significant portion is lost to bureaucracy, waste, and fraud. But the sheer speed, haste,…

6 years ago

Failure: Federal Government Lost 5x More to COVID Stimulus Fraud Than It Spent on Vaccine Development, New Report Reveals

Whenever the government spends money, a significant portion is lost to bureaucracy, waste, and fraud. But the sheer speed, haste,…

6 years ago

Senate Testimony: The Life-Threatening Unintended Consequences of Pandemic Lockdowns

On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, Foundation for Economic Education Opinion Editor Brad Polumbo will testify before the Senate Small Business…

6 years ago

Child Suicide is Becoming an ‘International Epidemic’ Amid Restricted Pandemic Life, Doctors Warn

Billions of people across the globe continue to live under COVID-19 lockdowns or heavily-restricted life. And for almost all of…

6 years ago