A growing economy creates jobs, raises living standards, maintains global competitiveness, and thus engenders positive attitudes and optimism about the future.
While many policymakers seem intent on focusing on either economic stimulus or austerity, IPI believes that the economy can grow consistently and at higher rates than we’ve experienced in the last decade, and we reject the idea that economic growth contains within itself the seeds of its own demise through inflation, the business cycle, and erroneous Phillips Curve assumptions. Therefore, economic growth should be elected officials’ primary policy goal at the federal, state and local levels, and it’s the organizing principle of our policy work at IPI.
Whatever limitations may exist on economic growth, they should not be self-imposed through counterproductive tax policy, overbearing regulations, ill-conceived monetary policy, trade protectionism, or hostility toward skilled and ambitious immigration.
Our Own Private Theranos
The licensing of intellectual property is put at risk by absurd outcomes like the HouseCanary verdict.
Back to the Slow-Growth Economy
The economy is doing well, just not as well as we thought—or hoped. If Trump plans to run for reelection on a record of strong economic growth, he needs to resolve some lingering issues.
Is Sen. Bernie Sanders Dooming His Presidential Campaign by Embracing Socialism?
Sanders’ reluctance to denounce authoritarian socialists, both now and in the past, is characteristic of the widespread speak-no-ill-of-socialists mentality.
Biggest Threat to America? Democrats Wrongly Pin Blame on U.S. Corporations
While Democrats may think big corporations killed the American Dream, millions of Americans seem to think that large corporations have made the American Dream possible.
The Socialist Pattern
Matthews said that socialists have a pattern of reluctance to criticize other socialists who had governments, regardless of how aggressive and tyrannical they are.
Proposed Texas High-Speed Rail Project Faces Legislative Opposition
Plans for a privately financed, high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas are being challenged by members of the Texas State Legislature, landowners along the proposed route, and some transportation researchers.
Stock Alert: Toyota Considers a Money-Losing Electric Vehicle Strategy
Toyota stock may struggle in the near future as the company decides to dramatically crank up its electric vehicle production.
Tariffs Are Taxes
President Trump is threatening to raise taxes on Americans. Again. That’s because tariffs are taxes, and they are paid by Americans, not by foreigners.
Trump's Climate Modeling Reform Heats Up His Critics
President Trump is making changes in how the EPA deals with climate change because the climate change models are not very reliable—just like some environmental reporters.
Finally, a Market-Oriented Way to Help Poor Communities
Finally, Congress passed legislation, led by Sen. Tim Scott, that might just help increase investment in low-income communities, and the regulations were recently released.
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