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.
72% of States Have Less Financial Cushion Than Before the Recession
In fiscal 2015, states have only 20.5 days before running out of funds
Sanders’ Spending Proposal Matches Size of National Debt, $18 Trillion, in 10 Years
Would be largest peacetime expansion of government in history
Report: Uber Serves Low-Income, Minority Neighborhoods 3X More Than Taxis
Yellow taxicabs pickup outside Manhattan only 6 percent of the time
Federal Debt Held by the Public Totals $107,000 Per Household
Experts say looming debt could lead to a financial crisis
$2.88 Trillion: Gov’t Collects Record-High Taxes in First 11 Months of FY 2015
Despite collecting record revenues, government still runs $529 billion deficit
Report: Majority of Illegal Immigrant Households On Welfare
In 2012, 62 percent got benefits, while 49 percent of legal households also on public assistance
Record-High Number of Earned Income Tax Credit Returns Filed to IRS
Research says the benefit has caused some to reduce hours, leave workforce
Rising: Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 45 Million for 50 Straight Months
Recipients outnumber population of Canada
24,914,000 Foreign-Born Workers Employed While Native-Born Lose Jobs
BLS data does not distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants
Record High: Americans Not in Labor Force Exceed 94 Million For First Time
Participation rate remains at 38-year low