Government at all levels is too expensive. Spending is the real cost of government because every dollar they spend is removed from the private economy through taxation, borrowing or inflation. Large and expensive government...
The federal government has a spending problem. Take action...
Energy & Environment
Abundant, affordable energy is a key driver of prosperity. We must unleash resources by removing regulatory barriers and keeping taxes low. The environment improves with economic growth and prosperity, so an overriding goal of...
Politicians of all stripes frequently say they’re for simplifying...
Health Care & Entitlements
Patients and doctors should control health care decisions, not politicians and bureaucrats. The biggest driver of federal spending is the cost of health care and entitlement. Social Security and Medicare must be modernized to...
As John Marshall, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court famously said: “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” High taxes destroy the incentive to work, save, and invest and undermine...
Politicians of all stripes frequently say they’re for simplifying...
Labor, Education & Pensions
Private sector unions want to rig the rules to force workers into unions. Individuals should have a right to work without being forced into a union. Government unions should not have lavish benefits when...
Our financial system is burdened with overlapping, counterproductive regulations. Housing finance is distorted by government-sponsored entities. Markets should allocate capital so participants can see the positive and negative results of their risk taking.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform bill was supposed to...
Property Rights
Private property is the foundation of economic freedom. The right of property owners to use their property consistent with their own wishes and without harming others should not be infringed by politicians or bureaucrats. ...
The strongest sector of our economy in recent years has been the one least touched by expensive government regulation: the tech sector. The deployment of broadband Internet and wireless technologies has been one of...
AFP supports the Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013, which would save over $36 billion and add much-needed taxpayer protections to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Farm Bill.
The road to economic freedom starts here.
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