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.


Percentage of Americans in Labor Force Drops to 38-Year Low

Record 94,610,000 not employed or seeking work

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Government Owns 28 Percent of Land in United States

Movement grows to transfer land from federal government to states

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Toys ‘R’ Us Uses H-1B Visas to Ship Jobs Overseas

American workers laid off and forced to train new workers

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Report: Taxing the Rich Would Have a ‘Trivial” Effect on Income Inequality

Researchers evaluated the effects on income inequality if top tax rates were increased to 50 percent

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

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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

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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