Post Tagged 'CARES Act'

May 10, 2021

Biden’s ‘stimulus’ for a growing economy is all about central control

Proposals for “economic stimulus”, the use of monetary or fiscal policy to stimulate the economy, have become a permanent fixture of our politics. President Joe Biden recently proposed $1.8 trillion dollars in additional “economic stimulus” in the form of the American Families Plan. Continue Reading...

September 03, 2020

From CARES to worries: The post-COVID economy calls for bold entrepreneurship

After months of facing the coronavirus, Americans now face a spreading virus of evictions. More than 5,845,000 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19 since it reached the United States. As a result, almost 18 million people have lost their jobs or were forced to remain at home in order to protect themselves and their families from the novel coronavirus. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2020

Rev. Sirico: The dangers of accepting government money, even in a crisis

Rev. Robert Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, reflects on the ways government programs and government money can be corrupting, even when those programs may seem necessary during a crisis. Continue Reading...

May 05, 2020

The great price of America’s great lockdown

One reason why economists are viewed as modern-day Cassandras is that they tell us many things we don’t want to hear. Economics points relentlessly to the costs and benefits associated with particular decisions about alternative uses of scarce resources. Continue Reading...

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