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No, Fewer Turnovers Won’t Prevent Minimum Wage Layoffs
By: Colin Combs On July 5th, Jared Bernstein wrote for the Washington Post that “No, raising the minimum wage doesn’t lead to layoffs”. He then proceeded to immediately contradict that statement by moving his goalpost over to saying that [...]
What’s Missing in the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ Debate
Over the past several weeks we have seen a significant increase in illegal immigration, as thousands of unaccompanied minors pour across what seems an invisible southern border into the United States. The mass immigration has, as to be expected, [...]
Good News! Government "mistakenly" giving away less of your money!
Here's some good news from DC: In 2013, the Federal Government made $100 billion in payments to those who did not legally qualify for them. This figure includes items like unemployment benefits sent to people with jobs and payments for [...]
Audit the Fed Letter to Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling
This morning, I sent a letter to Chairman Hensarling calling for a vote on Audit the Fed. Read it in full below. Audit the Fed - Letter to Chairman Hensarling
Obama's Independence Day surprise: More Regulations
Last Thursday, as most Americans where getting ready to celebrate Independence Day, the Department of Health and Human Services was busy releasing 1,296 pages of new regulations regarding Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians and hospitals. [...]
Let your 9-year-old play in the park unsupervised, go to jail
A mother in South Carolina let her 9-year-old daughter play in a park while she was at work. Now, the mother is in jail and the daughter is in the custody of Child Protective Services. From Reason Magazine Here are the facts: Debra [...]
Deadline Approaching to Apply for C4L's Fall Internship!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded college students to intern for the fall semester (August 25 to December 12). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling correspondence, data [...]
Your taxdollars at work: geting Mothers and daughters to dance
That's right, the National Institute for Health spent almost $5,000 on a study on how to get mothers and daughters to dance together. The study was done in the name of fighting obesity. Encouraging mothers and daughters to dance together so [...]
LIVE BLOG: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the Federal Reserve
Director of Legislation, Tim Shoemaker and Vice President of Policy, Norm Singleton will be live blogging the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the Federal Reserve this morning. You can watch the hearing here. Be sure to hit [...]
Campaign for Liberty Strongly Opposes Phony 'Audit the Fed' Effort
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty strongly opposes the GAO audit provision in H.R. 5018 The Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act, legislation that would bring neither accountability nor full transparency to the Federal [...]