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Joseph J. Thorndike compares past administrations use of fiscal policy to influence the economy and counter swings in the business cycle with the current administration. ....
Likewise, taxpayers should be concerned about the expansion of existing controversial policies on federal and federally assisted construction projects that needlessly increase costs to taxpayers, unfairly limit competition by some of America’s best contractors and ultimately exclude almost nine out of 10 of the construction industry’s local workforce from middle-class jobs and benefits resulting from government investment in infrastructure. Specifically, voters should be concerned by signals from the Biden administration and some in Congress that they plan to expand policies encouraging and mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. When mandated by governments, PLAs interfere with unionized contractors existing collective bargaining agreements and discourage small, women, veteran, minority and other qualified nonunion contractors which employ 87.3% of America’s construction industry from competing to build ....
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