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Biden's second student loan bailout scheme is even worse

President Joe Biden isn’t waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on his last $400 billion student loan bailout before rolling out another, even more costly plan (oral arguments are scheduled for Feb. 28, and it has been blocked by lower courts...

 
 By Phil Kerpen    Opinion    July 26, 2021

NO: Credit card rewards would be in political peril

The same politicians who mostly killed free checking and debit card rewards programs through government price controls are setting their sights on credit cards – and that means miles, cash back, and other rewards are now in jeopardy. That’s a pot...

 
 By Phil Kerpen    Opinion    April 1, 2019

In defense of payday and small dollar loans

Attorneys general from California and other liberal states - many of which already ban payday loans - sent a nasty letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathleen Kraninger last week opposing her proposal to relax the...

 

Don't import foreign price controls- break them

Americans are justifiably angry that we pay the highest prescription drugs prices in the world; anger President Trump tapped into on the campaign trail.The disparity exists because other rich countries use price control schemes, forcing American...

 

Democrats voted to take health care away from millions

When Republicans vote against coverage expansions, that's the headline. So let's give Senate Democrats the same treatment: they just voted to take away insurance coverage from millions of Americans. I'll explain. Last summer, Republicans failed to...

 
 By Phil Kerpen    Opinion    August 13, 2018

Trump is right to end Obama's fuel economy scheme

Obama’s astonishing takeover of the automobile industry was accomplished through a process even more corrupt than his takeover of the health care sector. While both involved backroom deals, the auto takeover was sealed in a backroom from which...