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Priorities For Federal Health Care Spending
Having come through a pandemic, the nation is increasingly prioritizing health. Some of this shift began as a result of COVID as people became more conscious of the quality of their health. With diabetes estimated to cost the US economy $413 billion (CDC estimate) this year, Congress is starting to explore ways to incentivize health outcomes to address the devastating fiscal impact of chronic disease. From our recent research for the Better Medicare Alliance, we found that voters
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A Brief History Of Tax Cuts
Tax Rates On The Wealthy: How High Is Too High?
Senate Republicans now face four big challenges
Policy and Politics
Democrats Worry About Men. Should They Worry More About Women?
Republicans are amused about the reports that Democrats have discussed a $20 million campaign among men called “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan.” An MSNBC commentator said “Democratic donors treating men like an endangered species on a remote island they need to study probably won’t rebuild trust.” In the 2024
Could Kamala Harris Have Won? Our Take
A forthcoming book Original Sin is set to reveal new details about President Biden’s declining condition in the White House. From released excerpts about his short lived re-election campaign, many leading Democrats have concluded that Kamala Harris never stood a chance. Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg penned an op-ed in the American Prospect
Georgia On Republican Minds
Senate Republicans are looking to expand their majority in 2026 with a priority race being the Georgia Senate seat held by Jon Ossoff. Governor Brian Kemp has just passed on running for the Senate, so Republicans will need a candidate who can turn out the base and win a majority
A Brief History Of Tax Cuts
As the Senate moves forward with its version of the reconciliation bill, we can be sure that Democrats and the media will be characterizing Republican tax policy as “failed policies of the past.” As we saw throughout the legislative process for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, attacks
Tax Rates On The Wealthy: How High Is Too High?
In every tax debate, Democrats bring up the “fair share” argument but with no definition of fairness. As we found in research earlier in the year, people viewed the concept of “fair share” as more of an emotional argument to punish the wealthy rather than a specified rate. Two-thirds of
Expectations of Automation
As tariffs send shockwaves through the global economy, one of the areas of policy debate is about the future of manufacturing jobs. Tariff advocates want to see those jobs brought back to the US, while many tariff critics say many of those jobs could be automated so the negative impact
Another Look At The Brand Image Of Ivy League Universities
From the further pulling of federal grants to the executive order that bars students from coming to the US to study at Harvard, the Trump administration has focused more and more of its attention on higher education to the Ivy League institution. As we saw several weeks ago when we
NAEP Data Shows Black Charter Students In Large Cities Do Better
The last couple of weeks have been significant for school choice advocates. Late Sunday, the House Budget Committee passed the larger Republican tax bill, including a measure to create the first of its kind nationwide tax credit scholarship program for private school choice. Last week was also National Charter Schools
The Latest Look At Education Issue Handling
As an issue, education has taken on an almost entirely new dimension in the last several months, especially in light of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts that have hit everything from research grants to some of the tests administered as part of the Nation’s Report Card portfolio. Data from the most recent
Senate Republicans now face four big challenges
The Winston Group’s David Winston in Roll Call on the four key challenges facing Republicans in the Senate and the need to focus on dynamic growth policies. With the country floundering under the weight of a $36 trillion debt, Congress seems mired in a monumental clash of economic viewpoints, and I’m
Republicans must ensure 2026 isn’t 2018
In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans can make sure that the 2026 midterms aren’t a repeat of 2018. In the upcoming midterm election, Trump and Republicans have a second chance at the ring when it comes to the economy, if … If they
How much SALT is enough?
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the debate over the state and local tax deduction, who benefits from it what it means for the overall reconciliation bill. But how many people itemize and take advantage of the SALT deduction that stands in the way of