These regressive sin taxes disproportionately harm lower income Americans who are already reeling from inflation. Funds generated from these taxes often only serve to grow the size and scope of government without discernible evidence of improvements in public health. It seems SSB taxes only serve to advance the nanny state agenda of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance submitted comments to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on the agencies’ joint proposed guidelines for the evaluation of mergers and acquisitions. While these guidelines do not carry the force of law in terms of whether or not a deal violates antitrust law, they do indicate the agencies' departure from long-accepted standards, based on consumer welfare, in terms of which transactions will face scrutiny. TPA urges the agencies against this stringent new approach, cautioning that the proposed guidelines will significantly deter investment, innovation, and ultimately new competition.
Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance submitted comments to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on the agencies’ joint proposed guidelines for the evaluation of mergers and acquisitions. While these guidelines do not carry the force of law in terms of whether or not a deal violates antitrust law, they do indicate the agencies' departure from long-accepted standards, based on consumer welfare, in terms of which transactions will face scrutiny. TPA urges the agencies against this stringent new approach, cautioning that the proposed guidelines will significantly deter investment, innovation, and ultimately new competition.
Now, citing alleged (yet vigorously disputed) health concerns, the EU is now weighing new restrictions on the use of silicone, which appears in myriad products (including personal-care products, cleaning agents, solar panels, car parts, and much else). Since 2021, the EU has restricted the use of variations of silicone (known as D4 and D5) in “wash-off cosmetic products.” The proposed measure would restrict further the use of D4 and D5 and would, moreover, regulate another variation, D6.
The Inflation Reduction Act empowered the Department of Health and Human Services to impose de facto price controls on prescription drugs provided through Medicare . President Joe Biden ’s administration announced the first 10 covered drugs last week. This program, which weds petty tyranny with grand larceny, fails on economic, public health, and constitutional grounds.
Today, Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to support H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, introduced by Representative John Joyce (R-Pa.). This legislation would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing Clean Air Act (CAA) waivers for new regulations that would ban sales of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs).
Today, Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to support H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, introduced by Representative John Joyce (R-Pa.). This legislation would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing Clean Air Act (CAA) waivers for new regulations that would ban sales of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs).
Today, in a Washington, D.C. courtroom, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun the most significant antitrust case brought in decades against the tech industry. The government alleges that Google Search has obtained a monopoly status among search engines and it maintains this market dominance through unfair, anticompetitive practices. Specifically, it objects to business agreements that place Google Search and other services as the default for many web browsers and smart devices.
“While the case is United States v. Google, what’s really on trial here is the consumer-focused approach to antitrust, which has been the standard for the past half-century."
“While the case is United States v. Google, what’s really on trial here is the consumer-focused approach to antitrust, which has been the standard for the past half-century."
