As part of the Universal Service Fund Working Group, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), sought comments from interested parties about how the USF could or should need reforming. This is the Taxpayers Protection Alliance's response.
Everyone knows the type: the banker, money manager, or day trader who cannot put the phone down. Even adrift in the choppy waters at the beach, they are more interested in waves of short-selling than the real (scary) waves right in front of them. Adding to the turmoil, recent, misguided policies and mission creep at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have created a perfect storm of market uncertainty and diminished returns for investors, retirees, and pension systems across the country.
In many sectors, the European Union (E.U.) has shackled the industries of its member states with iron regulatory fetters. The resulting underperformance of many European sectors ought to give pause to stateside regulators who envy their continental counterparts’ outsized control over markets.
xorbitant lawsuits carry with them a variety of economic consequences that place a significant strain on American businesses and consumers. A recent study by The Institute for Legal Reform shows litigation costs at an annual rate of 6 percent from 2016 to 2020. That rivals the inflation rates that have hamstrung the economy of late.
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) Consumer Center was accepted to testify during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Listening Session” on the agency’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) strategic plan to advance tobacco control efforts and improve the marketing process to bring new tobacco and vapor products to market.
The Fourth Amendment secures American citizens (and their property) from warrantless searches and seizures. However, the federal government has devised a scheme to dodge those protections and to acquire extensive and deeply personal data on individuals.
The taxpayer-funded World Health Organization (WHO) touts itself as a leader in tobacco control. But, their actions don’t match their words. The WHO’s 9th report on tobacco use congratulated countries…
Sometimes, politics brings together unlikely allies. Such was the case last week when hyper-progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) talked about American sunblock on her very popular Twitter page. In the…
This was originally published in National Review Online on August 15th, 2023Smart government requires lawmakers to balance competing goods: liberty and order, privacy and security, fiscal responsibility and necessary spending, among…
On August 9, 2023, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released its Quarterly Statistics Report and its Revenue, Pieces & Weight report for the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal year (FY) 2023. Despite the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA, P.L. 117-108), which shifted $59 billion in retiree healthcare liabilities and $5 billion in annual expenses, USPS is now reporting a $1.7 billion loss in Q3 of FY23.
