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Taking Stock of Restrictive Financial Policies and Expansionary Government
Nicholas Anthony Financial freedom is under fire. Policies like the Digital Asset Anti‐Money Laundering Act, the Credit Card Competition Act,…
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CBO Warns of Fiscal Crisis in Long-Term Budget Outlook
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest 30‐year budget projections forecast rising debt, deficits, and interest…
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How Pharmacists Can Increase Access to Routine Health Care
Marc Joffe and Jeffrey A. Singer How often do people have to leave work early for a medical appointment and wait…
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Affordable Housing: Subsidies Raise Costs
Chris Edwards The federal low‐income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is an awful program for the reasons discussed in this 2017…
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Welcome to Free Society
Peter Goettler I’m excited to announce that today Cato launches its new quarterly magazine Free Society. Free Society will replace…
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FERC Nominees Can Avoid Pipeline Politics by Following the Law
Travis Fisher Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) will hold a confirmation hearing for three new nominees…
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Medicare and Social Security Are Responsible for 100 Percent of US Unfunded Obligations
Romina Boccia The Financial Report of the United States Government (also known as the Financial Report) raises significant concerns about…
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Federal Housing Tax Credit: 2,060 Pages of Brutal Complexity
Chris Edwards The low‐income housing tax credit (LIHTC) provides $13 billion a year of federal subsidies to state governments, which distribute…
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A Record Quarter of a Million International Students Denied Visas, 36 Percent of Applicants
David J. Bier This updates an earlier post. Student visas are the primary jumping‐off point for most high‐skilled immigrants to…
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Summary of Murthy V. Missouri Oral Arguments
David Inserra The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Murthy v. Missouri case, which looks at the issue of…
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