Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that… Read more
Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has put forth an ambitious health care plan.[1]The plan proposes: Replacing the current income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance with refundable tax credits; Enabling individuals and families to purchase health insurance across state lines; and Providing federal assistance to states to cover hard-to-insure populations… Read more
(Archived document, may contain errors) T 965 November 2,1993 SHOULD CONGRESS BE ABOVE THE LAW Congress] can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of society James Madison, Federalist No. 57… Read more
The word "justice" is on everyone's lips nowadays, and may signify almost anything. We hear the cry "Peace and Justice!" from folk who would destroy existing societies with fire and sword. Other folk fancy that perfect justice might readily be obtained by certain financial rearrangements -- as if anything in this world ever could be… Read more
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President Barack Obama visited a federally funded advanced battery plant in Holland, Michigan, today to tout the...… Read more
Republican presidential candidates are gearing up for the first Iowa presidential debate tonight. FOX News and The...… Read more
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Four Corners Park in Coldwater, Mich., is home to Memorial Day festivities, bands in the summer, and monuments to those...… Read more
What happens when a city buys the liberal dream hook, line and sinker? Just take a look at the City of Detroit. The...… Read more
What happens when the going gets tough for unions? They protest, even if they don't have a legitimate reason to do it...… Read more
With 14.9% unemployment and a massive 800,000 jobs lost in the last decade, times are tough in Michigan. But despite...… Read more
Yesterday, President Obama signed his health spending bill into law promising the American people: "These reforms...… Read more
The “First Principles” on which this country were founded are the principles that the Heritage Foundation works to...… Read more