Author: Dustin White

With the fourth quarter underway, small-business owners in Maine and across the country seem to be holding onto an optimistic outlook for the economy. Consumer confidence remains high heading into the holiday season that is often make-or-break for many businesses. Yet the entrepreneurs I speak with in my district are less certain about 2020 and beyond. Their primary concern? The cost of rising health insurance premiums, an issue that is up in the air as Congress has not yet decided on the fate of the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) for next year, which is currently suspended but is set to…

It’s easy to oppose the recent Republican tax cuts when the mainstream media tells you to do so. Millions of dollars were poured into advertising to tell viewers that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was bad for America. Even one of the nation’s largest newspapers called on Americans to oppose the bill. Before the final vote, the New York Times’ editorial board took to Twitter and urged readers to contact their representatives to express their disclosure with tax cuts. The blatant and unprecedented lobbying attempt obviously didn’t work, and now the Republican package is more popular than ever. Just last month, the New York Times released a survey showing the majority of Americans now approve of the tax law. Much can…