Fact Check: Are You Better Off Under President Biden’s Economy?

By MacIver Staff - June 16, 2022

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President Biden slams the critics of the economy and says he is changing people’s lives. Fact checking the President and his economic claims. Read More Fact Check: Are You Better Off Under President Biden’s Economy?

Brian Riedl: The Case Against The Senate Infrastructure Agreement

By MacIver Institute - August 9, 2021

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Congress is expected to pass a $550 billion infrastructure package, one of the largest non-emergency spending bills in the past 50 years. Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute gives three reasons why the bill is wasteful and ineffective. Read More Brian Riedl: The Case Against The Senate Infrastructure Agreement

President Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Plans Ignore the Lessons of History

By MacIver Institute - April 30, 2021

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In his Joint Address, President Biden proposed trillions in new spending funded by forcing the wealthy to “pay their fair share.” As Dan O’Donnell notes, this ignores a century of evidence that this won’t work. Read More President Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Plans Ignore the Lessons of History

MacIver News Minute: $1.9 Trillion For Non-Covid Covid Relief??!!

By MacIverNews - March 9, 2021

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LISTEN – President Biden’s $1.9 trillion, that’s trillion with a t, covid relief bill passed this weekend. The biggest problem with this latest non-covid covid relief effort? The vast majority of spending does NOT go towards covid relief. Read More MacIver News Minute: $1.9 Trillion For Non-Covid Covid Relief??!!

Gov. Evers Warns Of “Very, Very, Very Difficult” Budget Choices Without More Federal Aid

By MacIver Institute - November 17, 2020

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Governor Evers has made a recent continuous push for additional federal aid, saying that Wisconsin will have no choice but to cut funding to regular government programs in order to pay for our own COVID-19 response. But is Wisconsin really in as tough of fiscal shape as Evers warns? Read More Gov. Evers Warns Of “Very, Very, Very Difficult” Budget Choices Without More Federal Aid