In Case You Missed It: Deficit Soaring, Evers’ Tax Plan Could Harm Manufacturers, and Analysis of Paid Family Leave

By MacIver Institute - April 12, 2019

2019-21 Budget, Deficit Spending, Federal Debt, Gov. Tony Evers, Interest Rates, Joint Finance Committee, Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit, National Debt, Paid Family Leave, Sen. Marco Rubio

Happy Friday! This week the Joint Finance Committee continued its listening sessions in Oak Creek. The MacIver Institute was there and provided live coverage of it. To keep up-to-date on all the happenings, be sure to follow us on Twitter. It’s Masters Weekend, so while you wait for Tiger Woods to tee off, here are a few important articles for the fiscal conservative, in case you missed it. Read More In Case You Missed It: Deficit Soaring, Evers’ Tax Plan Could Harm Manufacturers, and Analysis of Paid Family Leave

Grave Digging in Iceland, Tofu in Convenience Stores: Your Tax Dollars at Work

By Brett Healy - December 2, 2016

Federal Debt, Government Waste

For the second year in a row, Oklahoma Senator James Lankford has released an extensive list of wasteful government spending amounting to $250 billion. Read More Grave Digging in Iceland, Tofu in Convenience Stores: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Video Shines New Light on Federal Debt and Deficit

By Brett Healy - February 16, 2016

Daily Signal, Federal Debt, Federal Deficit, Heritage Foundation, National Debt

How much would each American citizen need to save to fully repay the federal government’s $19 trillion debt? A new Heritage Foundation video answers that question, putting the nation’s debt and deficit into stark focus. Read More Video Shines New Light on Federal Debt and Deficit

Medicare, Medicaid in Need of Major Reforms After 50 Years

By MacIver Institute - July 31, 2015

Entitlements, Federal Debt, Federal Deficits, Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicare

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill into law that created the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs. While both started with good intent, the past 50 years have left the American public with two massive entitlements that are in dire need of reform. Read More Medicare, Medicaid in Need of Major Reforms After 50 Years

EVENT: A Panel Discussion on How Washington is Betraying America’s Young

By MacIver Institute - July 24, 2015

DC, Disinherited, Education, Education Reform, Federal Debt, Federal Deficits, Health Care, MacIver Institute, Washington

Join us July 30 in Pewaukee for a panel discussion on how Washington is betraying America’s young. The panel will feature author Jared Meyer as we talk about his new book, Disinherited. Read More EVENT: A Panel Discussion on How Washington is Betraying America’s Young