In case you missed it, Game of Thrones ended over two years ago, but a common theme of the HBO series is currently on many Americans’ minds and that is winter. The famous tagline is true, winter is coming. And much like the people of the fictional Westeros and Essos, the U.S. is facing a very dark winter, especially if Democrats in Washington get their way.
The taxpayer money allocated toward broadband continues to grow at an accelerated — some might argue exponential — pace as bureaucrats rush toward their goal of 100 percent connectivity. Critics are concerned that the massive amounts of spending already allocated this year for broadband will be wasted and not help close the digital divide.
Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan taxpayer and consumer advocacy organization warned consumers and Congress about legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). The sweeping legislation would ban America’s most successful technology firms from engaging in practices that are commonplace in the offline world, such as self-preferencing. This would fundamentally alter the internet and personal devices such as smartphones, dramatically harming consumer convenience and security.
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This was originally published in The Center Square on October 13th, 2021. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy certainly gets more press than his predecessors. Some of the early commentary was downright…
If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was a boat, it would be sitting at the bottom of a body of water somewhere. While this may sound like an improvement, the unfortunate fact is that the IRS is a leaking, reckless liability for taxpayers.
This was originally published in American Banker on October 1st, 2021 There’s no shortage of (bad) ideas to reform the U.S. Postal Service, but those that involve turning it into…
Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) launched “Don’t Touch My IRA.” The campaign was launched to protect middle class families and their traditional Roth IRAs from a deeply-irresponsible tax proposal which would jeopardize the retirement security of millions of Americans.
Democrats in the House Ways and Means Committee have unveiled a new tax proposal which would double the federal excise tax on cigarettes and significantly increase the tax burden on other tobacco products – including less harmful smoke-free alternatives, that are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
As the United States Postal Service (USPS) stagnates financially, ideas for expanding the agency’s business model are a dime a dozen. Some lawmakers and commentators, for instance, have suggested getting the USPS into the banking business — despite the agency’s lackluster foray into other financial services. And now, some are raising the seductively simple proposal to have mail carriers check on the elderly for a fee in addition to performing some basic health checks. This idea would not only lead to further labor disputes with mail carriers and slow down mail-delivery times but also jeopardize private and nonprofit approaches to senior care. The homebound elderly certainly deserve our help and compassion, but America’s mail carrier is not up to the task.
