Category Archives: Government & Regulation

03 May
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New HLF Report Highlights Effect of Retail ‘Swipe Fees’ on Consumers and Small Businesses

Today HLF released an analysis examining the cross-subsidy effect of the interchange fees, often called ‘swipe fees’ that retailers make to payment card networks for processing consumer purchases. Every time a credit card is used to pay for goods or ...

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19 Apr
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The Cost of Living and Economic Uncertainty Is Rising. Why Do Regulators in Washington Want to Squeeze Working-Class Americans Even More?

Inflation is at record highs. Americans are paying more for gas, groceries, and basic goods than at any other time in recent history. What the Federal Reserve once called “transitory” unfortunately seems to be anything but. So why is it ...

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05 Apr
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When Vision and Dental Insurers Manipulate the Free Market, Patients and Doctors Are the Biggest Losers

The free market has the power to provide patients with high-quality, affordable healthcare. A system free of burdensome government regulations puts patients in control of their health plans, it allows them to make decisions about their own care in close ...

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29 Mar
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The SEC’s Regulatory Agenda Favors Big Corporations Over Investors and Everyday Americans

Sound economic policy appropriately crafted and scrutinized allows the free market to do what it does best: provide a wide range of opportunities for all Americans, regardless of status, wealth, or background. Unfortunately, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ...

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27 Dec
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OAN Interview Regarding the Department of Labor’s ‘Fiduciary Rule’

Today One America News interviewed HLF’s president about the harm to minority communities that would result from a reinstatement of the so-called “fiduciary rule” that is being strongly considered by the U.S. Department of Labor.  HLF has a recent report ...

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17 Dec
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Build Back Better Bill Hurts Low-Income Students at Career Colleges

Education policy should be geared towards providing all Americans with the opportunity to empower themselves intellectually and economically. Online learning, flexible scheduling, and vocational skills training are examples of options that empower individuals and help them participate as fully as ...

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08 Nov
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New Research Shows Damaging Effect of “Fiduciary Rule” on Retirement Savings and Wealth Gap

HLF today released an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2016 fiduciary rule—a regulation meant to help financial services consumers by seeking to legally ensure that advisors were acting in their customers’ best interest.   But despite the ...

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06 Oct
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HLF Ad Campaign Encouraging Members of Congress to Support Small Business

HLF just finished a two week online ad campaign encouraging some of the Democrats in Congress who have shown a willingness to support small business.  Congress is currently considering a myriad of extreme progressive bills and proposals that would raise ...

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