Promote Free Markets

Economic freedom is what unleashes the ingenuity of the American spirit to strive to grow and prosper. Government has stifled this ingenuity through regulation, cronyism, protectionism and high taxes.  We believe there are key policy changes that will allow all Americans to enjoy greater prosperity.  These include: replacing Obamacare, promoting American energy production, eliminating cronyism through subsidies and tax loopholes, and reducing the overall regulatory burden on small businesses.

By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore The complaint that Congress “does nothing” or reports claiming the previous Congress was “the least productive in history” are somewhat annoying. Supposedly seasoned politicos like to make this point as if they are offering something insightful...
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By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore A recent Politico article leads with the line, “Progressives have a new rhetorical ally: corporate America.” The article then goes on to discuss the various major corporations that have decided to raise the base hourly compensation rate for their...
By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore With graduation season upon us, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is ramping up the talk on higher education and the growing levels of student loan debt. There is no doubt that student debt is an issue that is stunting economic growth in this...
Regulation: One need not be a member of a Jewish or a Christian faith to be familiar with the Ten Commandments. According to scripture, Moses descended from Mount Sinai with two stone tablets that were given to him by God. Inscribed on them were God’s rules for man. Ten was good enough for God. In...
President Obama has officially vetoed legislation approving the Keystone XL Pipeline project. The project has waited several years for federal approval to move forward, suffering the same fate as countless other energy projects that have been obstructed by bureacratic red tape from the Executive...
In addition to rolling back disasters like ObamaCare, Republicans should look at the next two years as a public relations battle, not just a legislative battle. Some on the right have said nothing short of a repeal of ObamaCare is good enough. However, there is a case to be made for small victories...
For the past six years, America has been governed through dishonesty and deception and without regard for the economic welfare of our future generations. There is no better example of this than President Obama's signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare: It has been...
This year's Super Bowl provided not only a stage for the best teams in football, but also an opportunity to show that for free enterprise to flourish government must get out of the way. American Encore President Sean Noble explains:
President Obama delivered his 2015 State of the Union address this week. American Encore's leadership took time to respond to the comments and proposals offered by the president. Watch the two video responses here. President Sean Noble: Policy Director Patrick Hedger:
American Encore has chosen Arizona as its 2015 case study for conservative reform. This week Arizona Governor Doug Ducey unveiled his FY 2016 budget . Watch this video to learn more about how Governor Ducey is prioritizing Arizona's commitments.

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