On January 27, 1838, a young State Legislator named Abraham Lincoln spoke before a gathering in Springfield, IL. At the time, America was a deeply divided Nation, and Lincoln warned that the greatest threats to the young democracy were internal. He said, "If danger ever reaches us, it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a Nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." The actions of the past few weeks, the extremism of a small core of members in the House of Representatives,...
On January 27, 1838, a young State Legislator named Abraham Lincoln spoke before a gathering in Springfield, IL. At the time, America was a deeply div...
The U.S. tax code is infected with the chronic diseases of loopholes and inefficiency. These infections are hobbling America's drive to create more good-wage, red, white, and blue jobs here at home. They are a significant drag on our economy and are harming U.S. competitiveness. The latest outbreak of this contagion is the growing wave of corporate inversions, where American companies move their headquarters out of the United States in pursuit of lower tax rates. The Congress has been aware of the inversion virus for a long time. In fact, it passed legislation purporting to solve the problem...
The U.S. tax code is infected with the chronic diseases of loopholes and inefficiency. These infections are hobbling America's drive to create more go...
50 or 60 years ago the United States was the world's factory, accounting for 40 percent of the world's manufacturing goods. Today, the U.S. accounts for less than 20 percent. There is genuine reason to be optimistic, because many American manufacturing companies are succeeding in tough global markets. Manufacturing accounts for more than $2 trillion in the American economy, it supports more than 17 million American jobs, and it drives three-quarters of all private sector spending on research and development. American manufacturing has real strengths and opportunities to build on. For example,...
50 or 60 years ago the United States was the world's factory, accounting for 40 percent of the world's manufacturing goods. Today, the U.S. accounts f...
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the costs of college education for the 2011-2012 academic year were estimated to be $14,300 at public institutions and $37,800 at private nonprofit institutions. Between 2001 and 2011, the costs for undergraduate tuition, along with room and board, at public institutions rose 40 percent, and the costs of private institutions rose 28 percent. It now takes at least 36 calculations for a family to navigate the overwhelming web of tax incentives for higher education in the tax code. Each of those tax incentives has its own definition of...
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the costs of college education for the 2011-2012 academic year were estimated to be $14,3...
In 2002, more than 530,000 children lived in foster care across the Nation. By 2011, that number dropped by more than 27 percent to just over 400,000. In 2008, Congress passed the Fostering Connections Act. This legislation helped connect children with families. In 2011, Congress went one step further. It passed the Child and Family Services Innovation and Improvement Act. This law gave States more flexibility and the opportunity for innovation in child welfare by easing Federal restrictions. In exchange, States had to improve safety standards, prevent child abuse, and reduce foster care...
In 2002, more than 530,000 children lived in foster care across the Nation. By 2011, that number dropped by more than 27 percent to just over 400,000....
