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.


Economists Disagree With Fed Claim That U.S. Nearing ‘Full Employment’

Say jobs, economy not recovering as quickly as unemployment rate might suggest

Changes to International Tax Law Could Threaten American Innovation

Regulations combined with high corporate tax rate lowers competitiveness

$3.25 Trillion: Government Collects Record-High Taxes in Fiscal Year 2015

Government still runs $438 billion deficit despite collecting record revenues

45 Percent of Households Will Pay No Income Tax This Year

Expansion of Earned Income Tax Credit program has contributed to statistic

6 Million More Students with Bachelor's Degrees Than Jobs Available for Them

Expert says one-third of those with bachelor’s degrees are in jobs that don’t require them

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Obamacare Co-Op Folds After Receiving Millions In Taxpayer Dollars

Provider received $146 million in taxpayer-funded loans

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Wages Increasing at 0.2 Percent, Slowest Rate in 33 Years

CEO says government intervention such as red tape and labor rules to blame

Federal Tax Code and Regulations Now Exceed 10 Million Words in Length

Since 1955, number of words added grew at pace of 144,500 per year

60 Percent of Americans Think Government Has Too Much Power

Democrats and liberals have growing concern over government’s power