Chris Edwards

Congress must restructure ATC. The obvious reform model is Canada, whose ATC system has excelled for three decades as a self-funded, non-profit corporation outside the government bureaucracy.

If that is the final package, federal debt held by the public will soar from $30 trillion this year to about $55 trillion by 2034—$5 trillion more than under the baseline. 

There is substantial fraud in nearly all the federal programs I’ve examined. People rip off the earned income credit, food stamps, housing tax credits, corporate subsidies, and many other programs. Medicare scammers rack up charges of more than $200 million before being caught.

Chris Edwards testified to a House subcommittee yesterday about affordable housing. In particular, he discussed the low-income housing tax credit, which is a very inefficient way to expand affordable housing.

Chris Edwards testified yesterday at a House hearing focused on low-income welfare programs, including housing and food programs. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are proposing to cut some of these programs.

State and local governments should reassess zoning rules, land-use regulations, and permitting requirements that raise costs and slow construction, particularly for multifamily housing.

Why do the sophisticated residents of the nation’s largest city tolerate such crappy government? The city is jammed full of lawyers, accountants, and finance experts. It should have the best public management in the nation, not some of the worst. 

The best solution for the USPS to survive and add value to the economy is privatization.

An article in BBC History magazine says “Magna Carta” historically referred to a revised 1225 version of the charter. It is this later version that influenced government and law in England for centuries. So, happy 800th birthday, Magna Carta.

Congress should repeal school food programs to reduce budget deficits and hand power back to the states.