Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore is the chief economist for the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity.

From 2005 to 2014, Moore served as the senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal editorial page and a member of the Journal's editorial board. He continues to be a regular contributor at The Wall Street Journal and other outlets, such as Fox News, CNN and CNBC.

From 1999 to 2004, Moore served as founder and president of the Club for Growth, a 25,000-member organization dedicated to helping elect free market, tax-cutting candidates to Congress.

From 1983 to 1987, Moore served as the Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Budgetary Affairs at The Heritage Foundation.

Moore is also the author or co-author of many books, including the recently released "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States," which explains why eliminating or lowering tax burdens at the state level leads to economic growth and wealth creation.

 
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OPINION

Biggest, Beautiful Conservative Victory in 30 Years

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Stephen Moore By Wednesday, 09 July 2025 11:06 AM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That's enough reason to heartily celebrate.

But what isn't well known is that this new law doesn't just change tax policy. It includes dozens of other long-sought policy goals — what I call "hidden gems." Here is a list of some of the major policy victories:

The law is the most aggressive federal advancement of school choice by allowing low-income parents to direct education dollars to private, charter or Catholic schools that are better for their kids.

The law also expands eligibility for personalized medical savings accounts instead of conventional insurance. This allows workers to control their health care dollars.

The law increases mining and drilling on federal lands to increase access to America's natural resource supplies to end our dependence on the Middle East or China or Russia.

The law formally ends the absurd Biden student loan forgiveness program, which forced taxpayers to swallow the costs of unpaid college loans.

The law ends the electric vehicle mandate and phases out the Green New Deal, thus allowing Americans to buy whatever car they want.

The law expands opportunity zones and extends tax benefits for investing in inner cities and economically depressed rural areas. (I thought Democrats cared about poor communities!)

The law increases the tax to 8% on the near-trillion dollars of bloated university endowments money that was never taxed. Is there a better way to tax the privileged rich?

The law strengthens work requirements for Medicaid and food stamp recipients. History shows that work requirements end welfare dependency.

The new law authorizes the sale of expanded spectrum to strengthen rural broadband, secure America's technological dominance and reduce the national debt by nearly $100 billion.

There's much more to shout about, but these are some of the greatest hits in a big and beautiful bill that advances America's freedom and prosperity. Expect the economy to grow at over 3% in the years ahead, which will bend down the burden of our national debt. Is it the biggest consecutive victory in modern times? It may just be.

Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. His latest book is "Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy." Read Stephen Moore's Reports — More Here.

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Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That's enough reason to heartily celebrate.
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