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Strategic Pivot Helps JellyCoUSA Co-Founder Earn Entrepreneur of the Year Award
What began as a coastal challenge ultimately formed the foundation of University of Georgia startup, JellyCoUSA. During the summer and fall, cannonball jellyfish are abundant along Georgia’s coastline. In fact, cannonball jellyfish can make up over 16% of the region’s biomass. When Kevin Mis Solval, food scientist in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, began exploring ways to help the local jellyfish industry find new markets, he saw an opportunity hiding in plain sight.
What America’s $39 Trillion Debt Looks Like on a Family Budget
It’s hard to comprehend the true scale of the fiscal disaster in Washington D.C. While most Americans feel the impact when gas or milk prices increase by even a nickel, Washington borrows almost $5 billion a day without batting an eye. The difference between the ridiculous $18.1 trillion in debt from back in 2015 and the ludicrous $39 trillion debt of today seems inconceivable. Numbers this big just don’t seem real.
CFPB: New Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Deployed to Fix What Rohit Chopra Broke
In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), and installed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director. The leadership change comes after the agency aggressively expanded consumer protection laws and their enforcement.
CFPB: New Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Deployed to Fix What Rohit Chopra Broke
In a desperately needed move this week, President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), and installed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director. The leadership change comes after the agency aggressively expanded consumer protection laws and their enforcement.
Federal Agency Gone Wild: Why the CFPB Needs Immediate Reform — and a New Chair - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
With President Joe Biden’s term nearly over, federal agencies should be winding down activities for the year and preparing for enormous changes in their leadership and policy goals. However, one relatively small but powerful agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), is doing the opposite.
Antitrust enforcers care little about consumers
Antitrust enforcers care little about consumers By Brandon Arnold Ten more states have joined an antitrust lawsuit by the Department of Justice against Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company. This brings the total to 39 states plus the District of Columbia. They allege that Ticketmaster is a monopoly and should be broken up. Some may be sympathetic to the government’s case.
Antitrust enforcers care little about consumers
OPINION: Ten more states have joined an antitrust lawsuit by the Department of Justice against Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company. This brings the total to 39 states plus the District of Columbia. They allege that Ticketmaster is a monopoly and should be broken up. Some may be sympathetic to the government’s case. Everyone would like to see lower ticket prices, and there is considerable lingering frustration over the Taylor Swift ticket disaster of 2020.
Op-Ed: Voters want government to stay out of ESG fight
As many large companies and investors ease off of environmental and social governance (ESG) policies and investment vehicles, it's time for elected officials on the left and right to back away from these hot-button issues and focus on actually helping taxpayers.
Biden’s war on ‘junk fees’ misses the real problem
video From claiming inflation was "transitory" to blaming it on Vladimir Putin, President Biden has seemed all too willing to ignore the enormous impact of inflation on everyday Americans. As they continue to deal with the effects of the highest inflation seen in decades, Biden is trying to fight a war on "junk fees,'' instead of directly combating the core problem. Unfortunately, his efforts will do little more than continue to raise everyday costs for Americans everywhere.
Biden’s war on ‘junk fees’ misses the real problem
From claiming inflation was "transitory" to blaming it on Vladimir Putin, President Biden has seemed all too willing to ignore the enormous impact of inflation on everyday Americans. As they continue to deal with the effects of the highest inflation seen in decades, Biden is trying to fight a war on "junk fees,'' instead of directly combating the core problem. Unfortunately, his efforts will do little more than continue to raise everyday costs for Americans everywhere.
ARNOLD: Has the Worm Turned? Companies are Moving Away from ESG | texasinsider
“Decisions are big wins for Freedom – and the American Economy.” By Brandon Arnold WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — Big news in the world of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG): JP Morgan Chase, BlackRock and State Street Global Investors are backing away from a multi-national alliance intended to fight climate change.
Pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
In an increasingly rare occasion in Washington, Congress is on the verge of passing a really good tax bill that provides strong, pro-growth investment incentives for businesses while giving working families tax relief through an expanded child tax credit. Read the full story here.
Pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
OPINION: In an increasingly rare occasion in Washington, Congress is on the verge of passing a really good tax bill that provides strong, pro-growth investment incentives for businesses while giving working families tax relief through an expanded child tax credit. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is sitting on the goal line, ready to be carried into the end zone by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his colleagues.
NTU's Brandon Arnold Expresses Optimism for the New Bipartisan Tax Package on Wilkow!
Media by Brandon Arnold January 18, 2024
When Texas starts acting like California Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The fight over environmental and social governance (ESG) policy has gotten so out of control that Texas is seemingly trying to emulate California. The Lone Star State – a great economic success story – is now trying to engage in the concerning practice of micromanaging private businesses. This approach is incredibly surprising, when you consider that California and Texas have been almost polar opposites in recent years.
Inflation is already out of control. Bidenomics is making it worse
video Bidenomics is a dud. Across the political spectrum, pretty much everyone agrees that Biden’s economic policies have delivered higher inflation, more debt, and a lack of financial security, and that our nation is on the wrong track economically. Biden’s economic and political teams are now searching for a new approach to get us back to the booming, pre-pandemic economy. This shouldn’t be too difficult.
Americans are Deep in Credit Card Debt, but Bidenomics Threatens to Make Things Even Worse
Credit card debt has hit record highs – a clear sign that many Americans are struggling to stay afloat during this time of "Bidenomics." Poll after poll shows that most Americans fully understand that Bidenomics has resulted in rampant inflation, massive government debt and a tougher environment for middle-class America. Unfortunately, a group of Republicans in Washington are offering no better than Bidenomics, when what’s needed are market economics and fiscal responsibility.
Americans are deep in credit card debt, but Bidenomics threatens to make things even worse Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Credit card debt has hit record highs – a clear sign that many Americans are struggling to stay afloat during this time of "Bidenomics." Poll after poll shows that most Americans fully understand that Bidenomics has resulted in rampant inflation, massive government debt and a tougher environment for middle-class America.
Recent DOJ Settlement With NextGen Highlights Continued Enforcement Focus On Electronic Health Records Technology Vendors
On July 13, NextGen Healthcare Inc.
Recent DOJ Settlement With NextGen Highlights Continued Enforcement Focus on Electronic Health Records Technology Vendors | JD Supra
On July 13, NextGen Healthcare Inc.
DOJ’s Recent Settlement With NextGen
On July 13, NextGen Healthcare Inc.
ESG tug-of-war leaves taxpayers shortchanged
Op-Ed by Brandon Arnold June 01, 2023 Economic freedom is a beautiful thing. If you want to stop drinking Bud Light because you don’t like its controversial promotional campaign, that’s your prerogative. If you want to drink more Bud Light to support it, that’s your call, too (assuming you’re of legal drinking age, of course). These kinds of freedoms are what make America great. Read the full story here.
ESG tug-of-war leaves taxpayers shortchanged
Economic freedom is a beautiful thing. If you want to stop drinking Bud Light because you don’t like its controversial promotional campaign, that’s your prerogative. If you want to drink more Bud Light to support it, that’s your call, too (assuming you’re of legal drinking age, of course). These kinds of freedoms are what make America great. Unfortunately, when governments meddle in these matters, things can get ugly quickly.
Another USPS Financial Report Delivers Disappointing News for Taxpayers
Blog by Brandon Arnold May 11, 2023 The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) financial situation just keeps getting worse – despite passage of legislation last year that was supposed to fix the morass. The Service just reported a massive loss of $2.5 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year. That comes on the heels of suffering a billion dollar loss in the first quarter. Taxpayers were recently promised better results than this.
Crossing the Omicron Rubicon: Making the Most of Remote Depositions
Witnesses If you are preparing to take a deposition, confirm in advance with the deponent or the deponent’s counsel that the deposition will take place in an appropriate setting and on an appropriate device with a stable internet connection. Computers and large tablets are preferable to smartphones. Witnesses should be able to open and review full documents through the web-based deposition platform.
Evaluating the End-of-Year Spending Bill: The Good, the "Meh," and the Ugly
Today, Congressional leadership released details on a major year-end spending deal that includes two major initiatives heavily negotiated by lawmakers over the past few months: 1) a $1.4-trillion government funding bill, which covers the rest of fiscal year (FY) 2021, and 2) a $900-billion COVID relief bill, the first major piece of legislation related to COVID that Congress may pass since the CARES Act in March.
Give the craft booze industry some relief from the tax man
The champagne bottles popped on New Year's Eve 2020 will likely be the best deals people can find in a long time. Tax cuts on beer, wine, and spirits producers are set to expire on Jan. 1, 2021, unless Congress acts swiftly to ensure that people everywhere can drink and be merry into 2021 and beyond. Excise tax rates on alcohol producers were cut as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but those are set to expire at the end of the year.
Arnold: Following COVID Guidelines Proves Taxing
Much to America’s collective frustration, government recommendations and restrictions have changed repeatedly since the start of the pandemic: They said we shouldn’t wear a mask, only to quickly reverse that guideline. They closed gyms and restaurants, then partially opened them, and now they’re closing them again. One thing that has been consistent, however, is that people who are able to work from home should do so. That has always been an important way to stop the spread of COVID-19.
NTU Urges Passage of Covid-19 Relief Legislation
View as PDF Letter Text Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer: On behalf of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), we urge you to enact fiscally restrained legislation to help our nation persevere during the ongoing pandemic.
Congress Should Cut Extraneous Spending from HEALS Act
Yesterday, NTU applauded a number of provisions in the HEALS Act, Senate Republicans’ newly released Phase 4 coronavirus legislation. This bill contains some important measures to address the ongoing public health and economic crises and represents a major improvement over House Democrats’ HEROES Act. However, it requires significant revisions to ensure it is focused on the important tasks at hand and isn’t a vehicle for pet projects that are unrelated to COVID-19.
Trump plan to throw money at COBRA won't get people through crisis
The urge to do good in this time of health crisis is understandable, but it has the potential to drive bad policies. That's unfortunately the case with a new Trump administration regulation that attempts to ensure displaced workers have continued access to health insurance during the pandemic. The new regulation could completely upend health insurance markets while sinking taxpayer money into a hole that does little to help patients or taxpayers.
Pelosi's Coronavirus Bill: $434 Billion In Unrelated Spending on Dozens Of Pet Projects
On Monday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a 1,400 page bill that serves as the House response to the Senate’s Phase 3 COVID-19 (coronavirus) relief package. While NTU had to correct some myths about the Senate package serving as a “slush fund” for special interests, we are concerned that the Pelosi package contains dozens of provisions that are unrelated to the pandemic and unnecessary to combat the consequent economic downturn.
50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics
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NTU Applauds Introduction of MAP Act
View as PDF Dear Representative Brady and Senator Braun: On behalf of National Taxpayers Union (NTU), I write to thank you for introducing H.R. 3930 and S. 2245, the Maximizing America’s Prosperity (MAP) Act. This legislation is an excellent step toward reining in runaway government spending, and reducing the nation’s unsustainable level of debt. The U.S. is on a ruinous fiscal path, and spending is to blame.
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Program Needs More Than Routine Maintenance
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working to “fix” the electric vehicle tax credit program by expanding it dramatically, but before they do anything they should take a closer look at what’s under the hood. While some policymakers want to simply throw more money at car manufacturers, reforms that would reallocate some of the tax credits and incentivize more competition in the electric vehicle market would be better for the environment and better for government coffers.
NTU Opposes H.R. 1, the "For the People Act"
View as PDF Dear Representative: On behalf of National Taxpayers Union (NTU), the nation’s oldest taxpayer advocate organization, I write to express our opposition to H.R. 1, the “For the People Act of 2019.” Though its intention is to increase election transparency, H.R. 1 is far from transparent: it is an unreasonable and potentially unconstitutional federal hijacking of the American electoral system.
Free the Spectrum
Free the Spectrum | Posted: Nov 21, 2018 12:01 AM The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a mistake nearly 20 years ago when it cleared out a significant block of spectrum for a new technology.
Do Florida voters want socialism?
As has been the case so many times in recent history, the election in Florida might be the most important race to watch this year.
NAFTA 2.0: What Comes Next For the USMCA and American Trade Policy
October 3, 2018 By Bryan Riley and Brandon Arnold (pdf) Background The U.S., Mexico, and Canada have reached an agreement on a renamed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal. Overall, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been largely greeted as a deal that contains some beneficial modernization for some sectors of the economy, but in other areas is a step backwards from NAFTA.
Trump must avoid Obama mistake with bailout of energy companies
Republicans seized on the $500 million loan guarantee to failed solar energy company Solyndra under the Obama administration, but now the Trump administration is preparing an energy industry bailout that will dwarf the size of that debacle. If this bailout goes forward, taxpayers will be on the hook for tens of billions of dollars for failing coal and nuclear power plants.
Beer Is Dead / Long Live Beer
Despite this growth, there has been concern from some beer aficionados about brewery consolidation as some of the larger breweries have purchased stakes in smaller rivals — or in some cases, purchased these companies outright. These transactions have occurred primarily because larger breweries have recognized the tremendous growth in the craft industry and tried to get in on the action.
Trump's new NAFTA deal is a big win for big unions
While taxpayers and free trade proponents might be somewhat disappointed by the revised North American Free Trade Agreement, the deal is clearly a big win for big labor unions. And unions have one man in particular to thank: Peter Navarro, the top trade adviser in the White House. Navarro’s political playbook has always been pretty straightforward: Get in tight with special interest groups (most notably, powerful labor unions) and follow their marching orders.
Trump's Bet on Trade and Tariffs Could Hurt GOP In November
Trump's Bet on Trade and Tariffs Could Hurt GOP In November An economic slowdown in the weeks prior to the midterm could hand the Speaker's gavel to Nancy Pelosi.
Trump's bet on trade and tariffs could hurt Republicans in November
With the midterm election less than three months away, President Trump is effectively betting his presidency on the trade issue. Thus far, his aggressive use of tariffs as a negotiating tool have yielded few, if any, positive gains. If this unproductive trend continues -- or takes a turn for the worse as tariffs drive up costs for American consumers and businesses -- voters could very well hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
The Rundown: August 9, 2018
Welcome to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. In case you missed it, Magic: The Gathering is returning to comics for its 25th anniversary, with a November-debuting series starring pyromancer Chandra Nalaar. – “Transformers vs. G.I. Joe” creator Tom Scioli may soon be working on an “X-Men: Grand Design”-esque retelling of the Fantastic Four’s early days, says The Beat.
The Rundown: August 8, 2018
Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com. – In a recent Reddit AMA, writer Chip Zdarsky announced that issue #310 of “Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man” will be his last. The issue, due out September alongside issue #309, will be both written and penciled by Zdarsky, and mark the end of his 19-issue tenure on the book. No replacement has been announced yet.
Trump needs to embrace 'good deals' on antitrust policy
Last week, a federal judge rejected the government’s attempt to block the merger between AT&T and Time Warner. That shouldn’t come as a major shock — the government was pursuing an expensive antitrust witch hunt with a paper-thin legal case.
Vulnerable Patients Shouldn't Be Forced Into Government Health Programs
If everyone were young and healthy, it would be easy to create an accessible and low-cost health-care system. But in the real world, many individuals are facing very serious health problems that require a great deal of medical attention. Unfortunately, in Washington there are certain government policies that are making it very difficult for some patients to access the care they need — and special interests in the medical industry have helped to support those policies.
Opinion | It’s time to tap the true potential of Maryland’s breweries
To make good beer you need a few basic things: high-quality ingredients, a skilled brewmaster and the proper equipment. Likewise, to make a good brewery you must have a few essentials: good product, a savvy business owner and a regulatory climate that’s conducive to success. While Maryland has an abundance of most of these prerequisites, our state is sadly failing to deliver on the last metric. This is unfortunate, because the state is home to many great brewers and entrepreneurs.
Tax reform is huge for brewers, distillers, and winemakers of all sizes
Let’s be honest: the recent overhaul of the tax code was not a bipartisan endeavor. The new law was written by Republicans, amended by Republicans, and enacted into law by Republicans. But there’s one part of the new law that serves as a notable exception, and should invite cheers from Americans across the ideological spectrum. Late in the legislative process, a provision was inserted in the bill to reduce excise taxes on alcohol producers.
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