Government policies fail and create problems in the real world every day. But most Americans are so busy in their daily lives and so detached from the political system that they do not notice…or at least they don’t know enough to point to the root of the problem. Such is not the case with the current skyrocketing inflation, which has gotten everyone’s attention. Gas is topping $7 per gallon in some regions. Beef prices are up 20 percent since last year. Meanwhile, rent jumped an average of 14 percent across the nation. Americans of all political persuasions rank inflation as…
Author: Hannah Cox
Hannah Cox
Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She is a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner.
Americans are already struggling under the weight of crippling inflation, from skyrocketing gas prices to exorbitant grocery bills. And even if few Americans thought the Biden Administration had a plan to combat these things—especially considering the fact that their spending and regulatory problems directly created them—I’m betting most Americans didn’t think the President would take obvious actions to immediately make things worse either. Yet, that is what he did this week, canceling one of the most important oil and gas leases at the country’s disposal in the middle of the night. This action will halt the potential to drill for…
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban recently announced his latest, ground-breaking innovation, and it’s one that should catch the attention of Americans. The venture is an online pharmacy for generic medications that cuts out the middlemen (insurance companies, PBMs, etc), and offers price transparency for consumers. By doing this, Cuban stands to substantially lower the prices of these drugs for patients and make money in the process. “Not everyone sets the goal of being the lowest cost producer and provider,” Cuban told Axios. “My goal is to make a profit while maximizing impact.” According to Cuban and the company’s website, all drugs…
I sold my car when I went to New York City in 2019, so I’m one of the rare individuals not impacted by the prices at the gas tank. But for the average American, who drives over 16,000 miles per year, the cost per gallon can quickly make a dent in their take home pay. To drive all those miles, most individuals consume 720 gallons of gasoline a year. What they may not know is they’re paying approximately $132.48 in federal gas taxes. And, according to Pete Buttigieg, that number may soon be increasing. During a recent confirmation hearing before…