By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute As part of his recently released infrastructure plan, President Joe Biden has vowed to overhaul the American electric vehicle (EV) industry with $174 billion worth of spending. But in his rush to spread the cash around, President Biden appears to be doubling down on environmentally inefficient and […]
By Chris Edwards, Cato President Biden is proposing to expand federal intervention in many areas that are the responsibility of state and local governments and the private sector. His $2.3 trillion jobs plan would subsidize broadband, automobiles, the electric grid, manufacturing, highways, transit, water systems, and much else. His $1.8 trillion families plan […]
By Russ Brown, CEO of RWP Labor By now all of America knows that the Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama voted to reject unionization by a nearly 3 to 1 margin. Do we know why? This is where spin is taking over the narrative. Main stream media pulled out all the stops trying […]
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute On March 23, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act. If the INFORM Act becomes law, it would “direct online retail marketplaces…to authenticate the identity […]
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute As Washington continues its anti-consumer war on big tech, Chair of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, David Cicilline (D-RI 01), and other trustbusters have called for a Glass-Steagall law to regulate tech companies. Despite the attractiveness of a Glass-Steagall law for big tech, it would only inflict unnecessary harm […]
Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute On the same day the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed the largest stimulus package in American history, they also passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) of 2021. While the stimulus package was the focus of press attention, the PRO act could upend millions of independent contractors’ […]
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute Of all the economic changes the United States has experienced over the past decade, none have been so profound as full-time employees shunning traditional 9 to 5 employment in favor of the flexibility offered by independent contract work. In 2020 alone, 3 in 10 full-time workers left traditional […]
“Regulating big tech: the Digital Markets Act” By Julia Anderson and Mario Mariniello, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute Digital market forces drive huge efficiency gains. But they also create winner-take-all dynamics that can, left unchecked, lead to monopolistic markets and hurt consumers in the long-run. Slow-moving competition policy tools are ill-equipped to fully address […]
“USDA Once Again Tries to Regulate Small Farmers Out of Business” By Mallory Reader, courtesy of the Cato Institute The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is once again trying to interfere with farming practices in the name of consumer health. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invited the public to […]
By Caroline Wang, American Consumer Institute The tech sector has been the lifeblood of California for the past two decades, employing approximately 2 million people in the state and adding $2.3 trillion to the nation’s economy. Any attempt to squash this growth raises significant concerns for consumers and legislators. Proposition 24 is a […]