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SCOTUS To Examine Labor Union Fees
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of union fees. The case involves an Orange County teacher who has sued to strike down the mandatory fees which pay for both collective bargaining and union activities. The current law is...
Government Outpaces Private Sector in Wages and Benefits
Government wage increases vastly outpaced the public sector, and the number of government jobs have soared. For the federal government alone, there are 2.1 million workers, “costing over $260 billion in wages and benefits this year.” according to recent data analysed...
An Updated Obamacare Analysis
Today, Forbes did an updated analysis of the current state of Obamacare, as the enrollment numbers are trickling in. The news is rather poor: "To briefly recap this year’s enrollment figures, late sign ups and automatic renewals pushed the number of people signing up...
Taxpayer Advocate 2015 Annual Report to Congress
CEI: 2015 Was A Record Year for Regulations
In 2015, the federal government’s published 82,036 pages of rules, proposed rules and notices. It surpassed last year's 77,687 pages broke the previous record of 81,405 pages in 2010. Competitive Enterprise Institute issued their yearly survey of the federal...
Clinton’s Abominable Corporate Exit Tax
Last month, Hillary Clinton revealed an idiotic idea in her tax plax that would yet again target American businesses. Clinton proposed creating an “exit tax” for companies that might try to merge with another foreign company. While that concept is ridiculous enough in...