Today, the U.S. Postal Service issued its FY 2019 financial results – a report laden with distressing, yet unsurprising news. The USPS’s latest annual loss of $8.8 billion marks the federal agency’s largest since 2012 when its red ink grew by $15.9 billion. The USPS’ total losses since the current Postal Service law, the Postal […]
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Is America Getting “Ripped Off” on Drug Prices?
Just recently, the House Ways and Means Committee passed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing bill which would lower prices on 250 drugs. To accomplish her goal, she plans to implement a “International Pricing Index” (IPI). While it might sound like a workable solution (in theory), it could lead to several disastrous consequences, especially for the […]
The Government Both Encourages and Discourages Soda Consumption
If you’ve ever thought it’s cheaper to eat unhealthy than healthy, you’re not wrong. In 2016, Philadelphia passed a soda tax to curb sugar consumption with D.C. passing similar law earlier this month. But lawmakers should know that soda taxes don’t work, as people find ways around them and does little to promote public health. […]
Waco Tribune Herald: Government Loses Billiions Coddling Coastal Elites
If experts are to be believed, climate change is set to reshape America’s physical geography through rising sea levels and increasingly wild weather. Despite the risks, many federal programs are being used to protect some of America’s wealthiest seaside communities. Rather than forcing taxpayers to bankroll their beach lifestyle, the Federal Emergency Management Agency should […]
The Hill: C-Band spectrum–Private Auctions are the Quickest Way for 5G Consumer Benefits
Last Tuesday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the C-Band, entitled “Repurposing the C-Band to Benefit All Americans.” On behalf of consumers everywhere, our hope is lawmakers conducting the hearing will listen carefully to the arguments in support of C-Band private auctions and use their influence with the FCC […]
Real Clear Policy: New Postmaster General Must Deliver in the Face of Opportunities & Challenges
With the pending departure of the Postmaster General, this op-ed explains why filling this vacancy will require finding someone to deal with problems of service delivery quality, mounting financial losses, the lack of financial transparency, and trustworthiness facing the postal service.
Inside Sources: It Is Time to Fix the Federal Flood Insurance Program
Better mapping and pricing at risk is paramount, and spreading that risk to private insurers is necessary to cut this wasteful federal spending. It’s time for Congress to stop kicking the can down the road and fix the problem. You can read this op-ed in Inside Sources. How the Rich are Using Federal Money to […]
Real Clear Energy: New Freight Regulations Would Derail U.S. Energy Independence
As the United States inches closer to becoming completely energy self-reliant, it is imperative that energy producers and communities across the country have the necessary flexibility to bring energy to the market. However, as our op-ed in Real Clear Energy points out, some regulators are considering the imposition of price regulations on railroads, which could […]
Chicago Daily Herald: Fair Workweek Ordinance will Punish Chicago’s Working Parents
There were cheers and celebration when the Chicago City Council voted in favor of some of the strictest and most wide-ranging predictive scheduling laws in the country earlier this year. But for the city’s working parents, the celebration is set to end before it even begins. Read this op-ed, published in the Chicago Daily Herald, […]
Inside Sources: Predictive Scheduling is Bad for Workers
In the gig-economy era where flexible work schedules have become the norm, certain cities like Chicago and Seattle haven’t got the message. In July, Chicago passed a predictive scheduling law, which makes employers post their schedules well in advance for hourly workers and then fine or penalize employers for making any changes to the set […]