Romina Boccia For nearly 90 years, a widespread misconception has shaped how Americans view Social Security. Many believe that their payroll taxes are saved…
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The post-election euphoria may have taken a breather on Tuesday, as the US stock market indexes closed lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ)…
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An Idea Whose Time Should Never Come: Using Special Forces Against the Cartels Would Be a Colossal Mistake
Brandan P. Buck A perennial yet fanciful idea, the notion of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, has once again entered American political…
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Chris Edwards President-elect Trump is moving quickly to choose cabinet members and announce his priorities for next year. Tax policy will be on…
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David Inserra The election is over and the losing side is scrambling to justify its defeat. An emerging narrative is that misinformation is…
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Where might you invest as the year winds down and holiday spending kicks into high gear? A look at historical seasonality trends might…
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FDIC Survey Shows 5.6 Million Unbanked Households, But Only 1.6 Million Want Accounts
Nicholas Anthony Millions of Americans do not have a bank account. Known as the “unbanked,” these Americans are often referred to in discussions…
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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett As Congress reconvenes post-election, a critical agenda item is likely to be an emergency funding request to replenish…
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Travis Fisher, Adam N. Michel , and Joshua Loucks Full Republican control of Washington creates an opportunity to repeal many of the previous…
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Scott Lincicome One of the main motivations behind Cato’s ongoing Defending Globalization project was that most public discussions of “globalization” miss what it…