Plus, docile citizens could eventually rise up again and demand better fiscal responsibility as they did during the Tea Party movement.
Expanding opportunity and mobility for women and workers
Temperatures are warming up as tempers flare over the debt ceiling negotiations. Montana steps out as the first state to ban TikTok, but will it stand constitutional muster? Section 230 dodged a bullet from SCOTUS but the tech policy is far from safe. Finally, mothers just want some time alone, with family, and to work on their own schedule. Certainly, Washington can’t mess that up, right? Wrong.
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Public attitudes about how much taxpayers fork over to the federal coffers are souring. Docile citizens could eventually rise up again and demand better fiscal responsibility as they did during the Tea Party movement.
President Joe Biden and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy are in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling before we approach a debt default cliff—possibly as soon as June 1, 2023. Policymakers would be wise to ensure that fiscal responsibility and pro-growth tax policy are not sacrificed for the sake of getting a deal.
Two Truths and a Lie: Antitrust
The belief that “big is bad” can be misplaced. It’s important to understand whether large companies are actually engaged in anti-competitive practices and how consumers are affected.
Mothers are tired. Over the past five decades, the share of women whose earnings have matched or exceeded their husband’s earnings tripled….
Before we jump to the conclusion that mothers are bound up by outdated gender roles, consider an alternative view. Many women like to see their households run a certain way and are hands-on to bring that vision to life…
My husband and I have had to figure out our system for balancing caregiving and chores with work. As working parents of three kids—including two under five—my husband’s occupation and current remote status offer a traditional 9-to-5 job that makes my non-traditional schedule possible…
Many women wish their jobs provided flexibility to better juggle life’s responsibilities and opportunities.
“We can't control what A.I. does. We can't control a long list of things. But unless our country reinvigorates the trades and unless we start to get a better understanding of where the true opportunities are, why panic about losing your job to A.I. when you could retrain in six months in a career that's exploding?"
– Mike Rowe on Artificial Intelligence replacing white-collar jobs
