It’s actually the elimination of an Obamacare subsidy paid by the young and healthy. The real question is how to make the individual health insurance market work better for more people.
Category Archives: International and national
What do U.S. sanctions actually accomplish?
Making access to U.S. markets a weapon carries risks.
McSally and Ward’s silly fight over Trump
Neither are Never-Trumpers. Both will want a constructive working relationship with Trump and his administration.
Gosar, Biggs brave political ill winds on Endangered Species reform
The act is long overdue for reform, but few will brave the hyperbolic overreaction from environmentalists.
Trump tax cuts may slow the college gravy train
In the Trump tax-cut hiring binge, employers are looking at alternatives to a college degree to credential prospects.
Congress tries to take back power from Trump
Congress should reassert its constitutional authority, but shouldn’t intrude on the president’s power, even if that president is Trump.
Trump is wrong, but no threat to the Fed
Artificially low interest rates are bad for small savers and the economy, but Trump expressing the opposite view isn’t a threat to the Fed’s independence.
The real difference between McSally and Ward
The issue differences are not that large. The real choice is about a commitment to governing.
Flake is right about trade
Flake proposes that congressional approval be required before a president can impose tariffs on national security grounds. That’s the least Congress can do to reassert its authority in this area.
Trump boosts free trade … in other countries
Other countries are rapidly signing agreements, while what Trump wants on trade remains unclear.