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.
Toys ‘R’ Us Uses H-1B Visas to Ship Jobs Overseas
American workers laid off and forced to train new workers
Job Creation from Startups Hits Historic Low
200K fewer firms established in 2013 than when recession began
Report: Welfare State Increases Income Inequality
Government also has negative impact on savings and investment
GE Touts Moving 1,000 Jobs to UK, Blames Move on Lack of Ex-Im Funds
GE spokeswoman later says deal would’ve been implemented regardless of Ex-Im operation
GDP: Economy Expands 3.9 Percent in Second Quarter
Growth exceeds economists’ expectations but falls short of last year’s second quarter growth
US Has 10 Million More Foreign-Born Residents Than Entire European Union
Census says foreign-born population will soon eclipse previous records
Fastest Growing City Economies in U.S. Came from Texas
Washington, D.C., was slowest-growing large metro area
Census: One in Five Children Live in Poverty
36 percent of black children below poverty line
U.S. Postal Service Has Not Earned a Profit in Almost a Decade
The government-owned enterprise has lost $51.7 billion since 2007
Federal Student Loan Debt Exceeds $1T; $103 Billion in Default
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program up six fold in two years