Government assistance programs can pay more annually than most people’s salaries, according to a new report. The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, a nonprofit organization founded by economists, analyzed how unemployment benefits and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare, subsidies compare to employed people’s salaries. They found that in many states, most people would actually receive
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On Thursday, the Senate passed $1.7 trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2023 in a 68-29 vote. 18 Republicans joined the Democrats to force the controversial bill through. The bill will now
On Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was fact-checked by Twitter after she attacked the Republican Party for voting against raising the minimum wage, which the Democratic party also voted against. Ocasio-Cortez’s comment
On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised interest rates by half a percentage point, taking it to a targeted range of 4.25% and 4.5% – the highest level in 15
During an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen, Amos Hochstein, President Biden’s special presidential coordinator for international energy policy, revealed that the Biden administration planned on eliminating oil use within the next “several
