May 21st, 2019 at 11:29 am
WSJ Applauds FCC Chairman Pai, Commissioner Carr in Support of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Echoing CFIF, today’s Wall Street Journal board editorial applauds Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s and Commissioner Brendan Carr’s expressions of support for the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger:
By joining forces, T-Mobile and Sprint will be better positioned to compete against wireless leaders Verizon and AT&T in the 5G era. Sprint is sitting on loads of mid-band spectrum that boosts wireless speeds while T-Mobile boasts ample low-band spectrum that provides coverage. The combination is likely to provide a faster, denser network.”
As they rightly conclude, “government penalties pale next to the powerful market incentives that already exist for Sprint and T-Mobile to rapidly build out their networks lest they lose market share to Verizon, AT&T, cable companies and even satellite startups being launched by Amazon and SpaceX.” Well put.
May 20th, 2019 at 4:55 pm
This Week’s “Your Turn” Radio Show Lineup
Join CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino today from 4:00 p.m. CDT to 6:00 p.m. CDT (that’s 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT) on Northwest Florida’s 1330 AM/99.1FM WEBY, as she hosts her radio show, “Your Turn: Meeting Nonsense with Commonsense.” Today’s guest lineup includes:
4:00 CDT/5:00 pm EDT: Mary clare Amselem, Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation: SAT Adversity Score;
4:15 CDT/5:15 pm EDT: Aparna Mathur, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute: Mother’s Choice to Work;
4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT: Clark Packard, Trade Policy Council Team at R Street: China and Trade;
4:45 CDT/5:45 pm EDT: David Keating, President at Institute for Free Speech: South Dakota and First Amendment Law;
5:00 CDT/6:00 pm EDT: Tzvi Kahn, Senior Iran Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies: Iran;
5:15 CDT/6:15 pm EDT: Timothy Snowball, Attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation: Socialism; and
5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT: Bill Conti, Attorney at Baker & Hostetler: Presidential 2020.
Listen live on the Internet here. Call in to share your comments or ask questions of today’s guests at (850) 623-1330.
May 13th, 2019 at 12:20 pm
Image of the Day: Anyone Thinking We’re Undertaxed?
From the mild-mannered yet oft-censored Dennis Prager, for anyone feeling undertaxed or who advocates even higher taxes:
Anyone Feeling Undertaxed?
May 6th, 2019 at 2:08 pm
This Week’s “Your Turn” Radio Lineup
Join CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino today from 4:00 p.m. CDT to 6:00 p.m. CDT (that’s 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT) on Northwest Florida’s 1330 AM/99.1FM WEBY, as she hosts her radio show, “Your Turn: Meeting Nonsense with Commonsense.” Today’s guest lineup includes:
4:00 CDT/5:00 pm EDT: Ryan Berg, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute – Venezuela;
4:15 CDT/5:15 pm EDT: Kenny Stein, Director of Policy and Federal Affairs at the American Energy Alliance – Electric Vehicle Tax Credits;
4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT: Quin Hillyer, Associate Editor of the Washington Examiner and Nationally Recognized Authority on the American Political Process – AG William Barr;
4:45 CDT/5:45 pm EDT: Myron Magnet, Renowned Author and City Journal Editor-At-Large – “Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution;
5:00 CDT/6:00 pm EDT: Andrew Och, Award-Winning Television Producer and Author of “Unusual for Their Time: On The Road with America’s First Ladies” – First Ladies as Mothers in the White House; and
5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT: Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs – The Economy, World IP Day and NRA/NYAG.
Listen live on the Internet here. Call in to share your comments or ask questions of today’s guests at (850) 623-1330.
May 6th, 2019 at 10:37 am
Image of the Day: Worker Productivity Finally Surges, and Why That’s Important
After years of Obama economic malaise, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) highlights how worker productivity is finally surging following the election of Donald Trump and implementation of his deregulatory and tax-cutting agenda:
Worker Productivity Finally Surging
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Here’s why that’s important, as AEI’s James Pethokoukis notes:
[P]roductivity increased at a rapid 3.6% annualized rate during the first three months of this year. On a year-ago basis, this puts productivity growth at 2.4%, the fastest pace since early 2010 and far better than the 1% pace that has typified the post-financial crisis expansion. As Barclays economist Blerina Uruci told The Wall Street Journal, ‘That means we can grow at a faster pace on a more sustained basis. It also means the economy can run hotter for longer without causing inflationary pressure.’ Moreover, consistent 2%-plus productivity growth makes a 3% real GDP economy less of a stretch.”
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