LPA Foundation

Issues Forum: Scott Walker

Agriculture

Agriculture

Republicans and Crony Capitalism

August 12, 2015

As Carly Fiorina gets a second look following her strong performance in last week’s debate, observers are noticing the emergence of an interesting theme in her campaign: opposition to the crony capitalism that infests so much of our economy today. “What we have now is less and less free market,” Carly points out, “and more […]

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Taxes

Taxes

On Taxes, Scott Walker Has Wisely Jettisoned the Supply-Side Orthodoxy

June 22, 2015

Like all the GOP presidential contenders, Scott Walker is being advised by economists and editorial writers to adopt a “cut the top rate first” tax policy. It would be a shame if he followed their advice, which would mean abandoning the approach that he has employed in Wisconsin to such political and economic success. Standard […]

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Immigration

Immigration

Walker vs. Cruz on Immigration: The Debate We Need

April 30, 2015

There’s been a lot of commentary about the politics of Scott Walker’s observation that the well-being of American workers must be considered when making immigration policy. John Fonte’s fine piece on the home page today puts it in the context of a growing conservative populist movement. One of the benefits of such a movement is […]

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