by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 30, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Tax Reform
The Senate was expected today to vote for a three-month extension of surface transportation programs that the House approved on Wednesday, after also approving by a vote of 65-34 the six-year bill the Senate had hoped to pass this week. The six-year bill now awaits...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 22, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
If Congress is unable to move forward on a long-term funding bill for federal surface transportation programs this month, you can lay a huge share of the blame on Grover Norquist. Mr. Shrink-Government-and-Drown-It-In-A-Bathtub is at it again, having members of the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
[fve]https://vimeo.com/132365752[/fve]Nick Hanauer discusses his worker "shared security" proposal in an interview with OurFuture.org. I have a love-hate relationship with ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. I love the convenience and level of service that...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 16, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Congress is finally giving due attention to task of forging a surface transportation authorization bill, but is still stymied on how to pay for it. Rushing into that vacuum is at least one good idea – but also a host of bad ones. Unless progressives amp up the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 13, 2015 | Conservatism, Education, Greek Crisis
There is a real sense that the deal that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reached with European Union leaders is less a bailout of Greece's economy and more of a prelude to an overthrow of the leftist Syriza majority running the country – hence the popularity...
