Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal ...

A new report indicates that House Republican budget plans that may cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could cost state economies an estimated $20.4 billion each year. A budget ...

In the year since roughly 90 immigrants who illegally crossed the U.S. border were dropped off at Union Station and left to wander Denver in the cold, more than 35,000 have come. The cost responding ...

New rules from the Office of Management and Budget will change how the federal government weighs costs, enabling new efforts on climate change and poverty. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington ...

When navigating the complexities of financial management, the cost segregation method can be a helpful tool for optimizing savings within property assets. This method involves identifying and ...

The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...

Why is it impossible to get timely reports from the federal bureaucracy on the costs and benefits of federal regulation, even when required by law? Part of the swamp-driaing infrastructure. Photo by ...

Employers expect health benefit costs per employee to rise 5.4% on average next year, according to preliminary findings released last week from consulting firm Mercer’s 2023 national survey of ...

The cost of health benefits per employee could climb an average of 6.5% next year — the highest increase since 2010, according to preliminary results from Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs are expected to ...