Free Beacon Ali Meyer
Ali Meyer is a staff writer with the Washington Free Beacon covering economic issues that expose government waste, fraud, and abuse. Prior to the Free Beacon, she was a multimedia reporter with CNSNews.com where her work appeared on outlets such as Drudge Report and Fox News. She also interned with the Heritage Foundation and Pacific Research Institute. Her Twitter handle is @DJAliMeyer, and her email address is meyer@freebeacon.com.
Washington, D.C., Second in Nation For Highest Individual Income Taxes Per Capita
New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Massachusetts also rank in top five
Food Stamp Beneficiaries Dip Below 45 Million for First Time in Nearly Five Years
Individuals on program declined by 483,306 from previous month
UnitedHealth Will Cut Obamacare Exchanges to Only Handful of States
Company expects losses to total more than $1 billion from this year and last
Americans Earning Six Figures or More Pay Nearly 80% of Individual Income Taxes
These earners represent only 16% of individual income tax filers
More Than Half of Americans Believe They Pay Too Much in Taxes
Forty-seven percent say their tax bill is unfair
Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Outpacing Costs Covered by Insurance
From 2004 to 2014, payments towards deductibles rose 256% while payments for copays fell by 26%
IRS Commissioner: Flat Tax Would Be Simpler, Save Agency a Lot of Money
Koskinen urged lawmakers to approve more funds for the IRS
UnitedHealth Announces Exits in Two State Obamacare Markets
Leaving these exchanges could help the company boost profits next year
Former, Current Fed Chairs Emphasize Limitations of Monetary Policy
Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen spoke at New York event
$1.48 Trillion: Government Collects Record-High Taxes in First Half of FY 2016
Despite collecting record revenues, government still runs $461 billion deficit