# ![@CatoInstitute Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::15450996.png) @CatoInstitute Cato Institute

Cato Institute posts on X about tariffs, debt, inflation, countries the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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**Social topic influence**
[tariffs](/topic/tariffs) #539, [debt](/topic/debt) #482, [inflation](/topic/inflation), [countries](/topic/countries), [united states](/topic/united-states), [cato](/topic/cato) #17, [china](/topic/china), [money](/topic/money), [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court), [in the](/topic/in-the)

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"AI and data centers are driving electricity demand at a pace the regulated grid was not designed to handle. Catos @ts_fisher and Glen Lyons make the case for Consumer-Regulated Electricityprivate grids that move at the speed of entrepreneurs not regulators. Read the briefing paper. https://ow.ly/TVWr50YbTYP https://ow.ly/TVWr50YbTYP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022687566168727776)  2026-02-14T15:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Quran says no compulsion in religionbut coercion still exists in parts of the Muslim world. Join Cato for a discussion of the new book No Compulsion in ReligionNo Exceptions wherein author Mustafa Akyol assembles leading Muslim scholars to challenge oppressive interpretations of Islam and make the case for genuine religious freedom. Watch live today: https://ow.ly/a2rk50YekSi https://ow.ly/a2rk50YekSi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021955059152486479)  2026-02-12T14:30Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Why you shouldn't knock so-called "sweatshops" if you care about women's empowerment. https://j.mp/3ekdbd5 https://j.mp/3ekdbd5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1381242399343718402)  2021-04-11T13:47Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Immigrants consume 24% fewer welfare benefits per capita than native-born Americans and noncitizens consume 53% less. Learn more in a new Cato Institute study from @AlexNowrasteh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2017005646118277184)  2026-01-29T22:43Z 370.3K followers, 11.8K engagements


"Noncitizens in the United States stole 31% less welfare from the federal government from [----] to [----] than US citizens reports Catos @David_J_Bier. US citizens accounted for 95% of federal welfare fraud losses during that period"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2017357153947029748)  2026-01-30T22:00Z 370.3K followers, 40.8K engagements


"Calling all PhD students 📣 Apply to Catos [----] Junior Scholars Symposium2 days in DC travel + hotel covered $500 stipend and top-tier feedback on work that challenges US policy and advances a strategy of restraint. ➡ Apply by April [--]. https://ow.ly/ApeS50YbU5C https://ow.ly/ApeS50YbU5C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2020996272098857416)  2026-02-09T23:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Trump administrations purchase ofequity stakes in private companies is distorting UScapital marketsbysteering investment toward politically favored firms.As in ChinaTrumpscorporatismwillweakeneconomicgrowth over time warns Catos @scottlincicome. https://ow.ly/i4Ok50YcgKi https://ow.ly/i4Ok50YcgKi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021238195233444255)  2026-02-10T15:01Z 370.3K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Although welfare fraud is a serious problem immigrants arent to blame. Noncitizens account for just 5% of welfare fraud losses testified Cato Institute Director for Immigration Studies @David_J_Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Bier detailed how immigrants are not the cause of welfare fraud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021345993816498211)  2026-02-10T22:10Z 370.3K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Decades of expanding financial surveillance mean its now not possible to use existing financial rails without everything you do being monitored says the Ludlow Institutes @naomibrockwell. The choice Fuel the surveillanceor reclaim privacy and freedom. Learn more from the Cato Institute: https://ow.ly/kn0S50YczV5 https://ow.ly/kn0S50YczV5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021615263204913279)  2026-02-11T16:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Clintons [----] Marc Rich pardon was a national scandal that briefly raised standards for subsequent pardons. Today Trumps far more politicized pardons pass with shrugsnot because theyre better but because our standards for presidential accountability have collapsed says Cato's Dan Greenberg. https://ow.ly/VeJW50Ye6py https://ow.ly/VeJW50Ye6py"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021721096324596065)  2026-02-11T23:00Z 370.3K followers, 52.2K engagements


"Minnesotas welfare fraud scandals reveal a deeper problem: State policymakers have little incentive to combat fraud when they are spending free money from Washington says Catos @CatoEdwards. The only durable solution is to transfer welfare funding to the states. https://ow.ly/zVcB50Yex5w https://ow.ly/zVcB50Yex5w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022083436215705757)  2026-02-12T23:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The House vote on Canada tariffs is a welcome sanity check on President Trumps costly tariffs and baseless declaration of a national emergency related to Canadian fentanyl says Catos @scottlincicome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022356412395815217)  2026-02-13T17:05Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"George Washington Americas first president is considered the father of our country. If we want to emulate his virtues we should adhere to the Constitution as he did. Happy Presidents Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023412482346307952)  2026-02-16T15:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"As the US pursues more protectionism its share of global trade is shrinking while other countries are deepening economic ties says Catos @scottlincicome. As a result America becomes less influential less resilient less secure and poorer over the long run. https://ow.ly/IMOg50YhgW6 https://ow.ly/IMOg50YhgW6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023865255688831000)  2026-02-17T21:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"If lawmakers are serious about helping workers and boosting growth broadening the tax base and lowering rates does far more than targeted carve-outs like no tax on tips or overtime explains Catos @adamnmichel. https://ow.ly/NJVM50Ye66E https://ow.ly/NJVM50Ye66E"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022340446337265932)  2026-02-13T16:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from [----] to [----]. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. Learn more from @David_J_Bier. https://ow.ly/Ce9W50Y8kAi https://ow.ly/Ce9W50Y8kAi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2018738115821625548)  2026-02-03T17:27Z 370.3K followers, 1.4M engagements


"Without immigrants US government public debt at all levels would be at least 205% of GDPnearly twice its [----] level @David_J_Bier reports. Compared to the US-born population immigrants of every education level reduced the debt-to-GDP ratio from [----] to [----]. https://ow.ly/oHGh50Y8lqX https://ow.ly/oHGh50Y8lqX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2019426047498862710)  2026-02-05T15:01Z 370.3K followers, 115.9K engagements


"In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court Cato scholars argue that a federal ban on guns for anyone labeled an unlawful user of marijuana is unconstitutional. The new law is ahistorical and so broad it could disarm [--] in [--] Americans for common cannabis use. https://ow.ly/uGhK50YbUbN https://ow.ly/uGhK50YbUbN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2020966126411297219)  2026-02-09T21:00Z 370.3K followers, 14.4K engagements


"There is no compulsion in religion the Quran proclaims. Yet much compulsion exists today across the Muslim world apostasy & blasphemy laws morality police legal inequalities. This new book edited by @AkyolinEnglish offers the alternative with Islamic arguments for religious freedom. Get your copy: https://ow.ly/cpNR50YcqLI https://ow.ly/cpNR50YcqLI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021335870637301806)  2026-02-10T21:30Z 370.3K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Immigrants saved US government at all levels $14.5 trillion from [----] to [----] because the taxes they paid cut budget deficits by nearly one-third in real terms a new Cato Institute study reports. Learn more from @David_J_Bier. https://ow.ly/gvWM50Y8lau https://ow.ly/gvWM50Y8lau"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2019093905531187534)  2026-02-04T17:01Z 370.3K followers, 347.7K engagements


"In free markets wealth comes from serving others. In politics it comes by taking from others. Javier Milei sums up why libertarians trust marketsnot governmentto deliver prosperity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021011421429903622)  2026-02-10T00:00Z 370.3K followers, 80.6K engagements


"Immigrants use less welfare than native-born Americans across income levels and poverty statuses. Here are the [----] data that prove it say Catos @AlexNowrasteh and @JeromeFamularo. https://ow.ly/L36p50YcyOJ https://ow.ly/L36p50YcyOJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2021353539830776130)  2026-02-10T22:40Z 370.3K followers, 175.5K engagements


"The proposed SAVE Act which passed the House and the broader MEGA Act would impose rash perhaps unworkable new rules while arming the president with dangerous new powers to harass localities and officials whose decisions on election administration are not to his liking says Catos @walterolson. https://ow.ly/PWi250Yewg9 https://ow.ly/PWi250Yewg9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022024215742796086)  2026-02-12T19:05Z 370.3K followers, 21.4K engagements


"President Trump cant pardon election felon Tina Peters for state crimes so hes squeezing Colorado insteadmoving Space Command canceling $100 million in grants and vetoing a clean-water pipeline Dan Greenberg writes. This type of presidential coercion threatens federalism and rewards election misconduct he explains. https://ow.ly/rH9F50Yeqwp https://ow.ly/rH9F50Yeqwp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022045653061271626)  2026-02-12T20:30Z 370.3K followers, 279.6K engagements


"Immigrants in the US have reduced the deficit every year since [----] (when data collection began). According to a Cato study immigrants have paid more in taxes than they received in benefits from federal state and local governments. Learn more from @David_J_Bier: https://ow.ly/XAjW50YewTC https://ow.ly/XAjW50YewTC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022060723715658081)  2026-02-12T21:30Z 370.3K followers, 103.9K engagements


"Although welfare fraud is a serious problem immigrants aren't to blame states Catos @David_J_Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Non-citizens account for just 5% of welfare fraud losses research shows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022330366913032643)  2026-02-13T15:21Z 370.3K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Audits in Utah Idaho Louisiana Montana and Georgia found a few dozen possible noncitizen registrants out of millionsand virtually no voting. Trumps claim that noncitizens are swinging elections is false says Catos @stephen_richer. https://ow.ly/1LXL50YewC6 https://ow.ly/1LXL50YewC6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/2022385481028145352)  2026-02-13T19:00Z 370.3K followers, 769.5K engagements


"In less than a year DHS has attacked the 1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 8th 10th 14th amendments to the US Constitution the writ of habeas corpus the independent judiciary and much more states @David_J_Bier before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Read full testimony: https://ow.ly/PoUQ50Yfc34 https://ow.ly/PoUQ50Yfc34"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022400458803863583)  2026-02-13T20:00Z 370.3K followers, 42.9K engagements


"Marijuana potency limits won't stop black markets. What will help: enforcing rules against public intoxication and impaired driving. Cato's Matthew Cavedon argues that libertarians should defend personal choice while curbing public harms. https://ow.ly/s3KM50YepRh https://ow.ly/s3KM50YepRh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022415607707177078)  2026-02-13T21:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The House voted to end Trumps fentanyl emergency tariffs against Canada but a veto will likely save them. Canada accounted for 0.2% of fentanyl seizures yet Trumps tariffs have cost $2.4 billion mostly paid by Americans. Congress must reclaim its tariff authority say Cato scholars. https://ow.ly/b11n50YfoHm https://ow.ly/b11n50YfoHm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022423132519239851)  2026-02-13T21:30Z 370.3K followers, 13K engagements


"A new GAO report shows the FBI used assessmentswhich require no evidence of a crimeto target 1000+ people including news and religious groups. 48% of the cases became full investigations opening the door to wiretaps. Congress needs to investigate now says Catos @PGEddington. https://ow.ly/s9B550YfoO4 https://ow.ly/s9B550YfoO4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022431015755452468)  2026-02-13T22:01Z 370.3K followers, 23.6K engagements


"Immigrants in the US pay more in taxes than the average person. Immigrants generally earn less per hour but work more which means they end up with higher per-capita incomes and pay more in taxes than their share of the population would suggest writes Catos @David_J_Bier. https://ow.ly/Kk9M50YewYP https://ow.ly/Kk9M50YewYP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022717735503851528)  2026-02-14T17:01Z 370.3K followers, 122.8K engagements


"COVID-19 slowedbut didnt stopthe decline in global inequality. The Inequality of Human Progress Index shows widely shared gains in health education and living standards long term. @chellivia and Vincent Geloso explain how markets softened the pandemic shock. https://ow.ly/b4L750Ycztc https://ow.ly/b4L750Ycztc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023049756314890610)  2026-02-15T15:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Immigrants in the US are more likely to be in poverty yet they use roughly average levels of needs-based benefits including welfare food aid Medicaid tax credits and unemployment insurance according to Catos @David_J_Bier. https://ow.ly/j94950Yex25 https://ow.ly/j94950Yex25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023064949275111610)  2026-02-15T16:00Z 370.3K followers, 61.6K engagements


"Victory for education freedom The Idaho parental choice tax credit has been upheld reinforcing the principle that parentsnot the stateshould decide whats best for their childrens education writes Catos Colleen Hroncich. https://ow.ly/LhcV50YfpeS https://ow.ly/LhcV50YfpeS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023080057430831345)  2026-02-15T17:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Removing US troops from Al-Tanf Syria is a wise step says Catos @Hoffman8Jon. The troops there served no purpose for the US and needlessly endangered the lives of American servicemembers. https://ow.ly/zS4W50YgaI8 https://ow.ly/zS4W50YgaI8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023110218301780401)  2026-02-15T19:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Cutting immigration wont fix US fiscal problems says Catos @jeffreyamiron. Entitlements not immigrants are at the heart of Americas budget problems. Legal immigrants actually reduce the strain by paying far more in taxes than they receive in benefits. https://ow.ly/PYbQ50YfpXA https://ow.ly/PYbQ50YfpXA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023427661268209974)  2026-02-16T16:02Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Faith cannot be imposed by the power of a state its laws and its squads. Faith can only flourish by winning hearts and minds. And for that it needs no theocracy no religious tyranny. It only needs liberty says Catos @AkyolinEnglish. https://www.cato.org/commentary/how-islamic-republic-made-islam-unpopular https://www.cato.org/commentary/how-islamic-republic-made-islam-unpopular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023472620339933609)  2026-02-16T19:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"We believe liberty is the highest political value and a moral imperative. The words of John Adams a Founding Father and the second president of the United States remind us that sacrificing freedom for security results in losing both"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023502786671861784)  2026-02-16T21:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Trumps steel tariffs arent just highCustoms is secretly rewriting the rules to tax things that arent steel such as labor machining coatings. One Illinois company got hit with a 50% steel tariff on all that non-steel stuff showing how biased enforcement helps Big Steel but hurts everyone else. https://ow.ly/BbpL50YgaNH https://ow.ly/BbpL50YgaNH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023790032658534731)  2026-02-17T16:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Congress should end the government-sponsored enterprises says Cato Institute Vice President and Director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives @norbertjmichel in testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023814866881138952)  2026-02-17T17:40Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The FTC is threatening Apple News over alleged liberal bias that censors conservatives but a private news platforms curation decisions are free expression not censorship. The government has no business policing such speech argues Catos @dr_inserra. https://ow.ly/UwnX50Yher0 https://ow.ly/UwnX50Yher0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023835095036031245)  2026-02-17T19:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"By [----] federal debt will surpass its all-time World War II high of 106% of GDP ballooning to 120% by [----] and 175% by [----]. Reckless borrowing has real tangible costs for Americans Catos @LettDominik writes. https://ow.ly/UpnL50Yhgoo https://ow.ly/UpnL50Yhgoo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023850404199448793)  2026-02-17T20:01Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Is China mainly a revisionist or a status quo state Should the US keep all its international commitments amid Chinas rise What military posture can best defend those commitments Join us February [--] for a discussion of Charles Glasers book Retrench Defend Compete. Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/U5FK50YhfEf https://ow.ly/U5FK50YhfEf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023895383621894320)  2026-02-17T23:00Z 370.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Reducing trade barriers is far more effective at improving the quality of life for those in poor areas of the world than sending aid or technocrats to help design government programs. http://j.mp/2MrBLYL http://j.mp/2MrBLYL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1029157421732823040)  2018-08-14T00:07Z 367.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Why Is New York's Tappan Zee Bridge in the Wrong Place http://t.co/v3hrVro @David_Boaz http://bit.ly/pGZWOs http://bit.ly/pGZWOs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/104561213802946562)  2011-08-19T14:31Z 368.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Free people should be entitled to the fruits of their labour and those fruits include the right to exchange with whomever and on whatever terms they choose. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1066096811000107009)  2018-11-23T22:31Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Protectionism and trade barriers aren't just bad economics they're also immoral. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1066110653704876033)  2018-11-23T23:26Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"To oppose free trade is to favor not only suboptimal economic outcomes but coercive aggressive and immoral actions by governments. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1066368105633460225)  2018-11-24T16:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Fee trade generates more wealth than any system that restricts cross-border exchange. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1066624792965525504)  2018-11-25T09:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Protectionism and trade barriers aren't just bad economics they're also immoral. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1069039957329743873)  2018-12-02T01:26Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"Trade barriers are simply taxes on consumers and businesses that impede the global division of labor and the creation of wealth. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1069886288004812800)  2018-12-04T09:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Various proposals for central bank digital currency (CBDC) have been under discussion. Unfortunately the very concept threatens both financial privacy and economic growth. #CatoCMFA http://j.mp/2UfI5a3 http://j.mp/2UfI5a3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1070064455285989376)  2018-12-04T21:17Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Fee trade generates more wealth than any system that restricts cross-border exchange. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1070459311334322176)  2018-12-05T23:26Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Trade barriers are simply taxes that impede the global division of labor and the creation of wealth. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1070611059000729600)  2018-12-06T09:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Free people should be entitled to the fruits of their labor and those fruits include the right to exchange with whomever and on whatever terms they choose. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1075624842865623040)  2018-12-20T05:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"To oppose free trade is to favor not only suboptimal economic outcomes but coercive aggressive and immoral actions by governments. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1075862665220759553)  2018-12-20T21:17Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"There is near consensus among economists that free trade generates more wealth than any system that restricts cross-border exchange. Unfortunately politics holds more sway over trade policy than the principles of economics and moral philosophy. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1077399040755671040)  2018-12-25T03:02Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Trade barriers are simply taxes on consumers and businesses that impede the global division of labor and the creation of wealth. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1078976937836589057)  2018-12-29T11:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Protectionism and trade barriers aren't just bad economics they're also immoral. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1081965880643371009)  2019-01-06T17:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Trade barriers are simply taxes that impede the global division of labor and the creation of wealth. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1086283834373615618)  2019-01-18T15:27Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"President Trump's trade wars are incoherent angry and misguided says @dikenson. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2z0PV0D http://j.mp/2z0PV0D"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1091010478959222784)  2019-01-31T16:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Trade barriers are simply taxes that impede the global division of labor and the creation of wealth. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2IKomcf http://j.mp/2IKomcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1091709582643216384)  2019-02-02T14:47Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"When it comes to cannabis U.S. customers prefer to buy American. #CatoDrugWar #CatoImmigration http://j.mp/2HpyARu http://j.mp/2HpyARu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1105958219044872192)  2019-03-13T22:26Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Free people should be entitled to the fruits of their labour and those fruits include the right to exchange with whomever and on whatever terms they choose. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2W5U3Dd http://j.mp/2W5U3Dd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1108570932254257152)  2019-03-21T03:28Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"There is near consensus among economists that free trade generates more wealth than any system that restricts cross-border exchange. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2W5U3Dd http://j.mp/2W5U3Dd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1111799708450803712)  2019-03-30T01:18Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"An innovative solution to air pollution this #EarthDay: Allow those who want to increase allowable emissions exposure to pay local air quality regions for that change and give the proceeds to all residents on a health-risk adjusted basis. http://j.mp/2UT2QMv http://j.mp/2UT2QMv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1120442317113053185)  2019-04-22T21:40Z 366.8K followers, [--] engagements


"North Koreas Kim Jong Un is still open to diplomacy with the United States but he will pressure President Trump to change U.S. demands while simultaneously hedging his bets and preparing for an outcome where Trump doesnt lift sanctions. #CatoFP http://j.mp/2UTyA4h http://j.mp/2UTyA4h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1121571093637103616)  2019-04-26T00:26Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Help us get to [------] Facebook fans "like" us now by going to: http://t.co/yj5VhOo http://www.facebook.com/CatoInstitute http://www.facebook.com/CatoInstitute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/114001966606196736)  2011-09-14T15:46Z 368.3K followers, [--] engagements


"NEW STUDY: Without intervention Medicares share of GDP will soon force some combination of substantial cuts in other government spending significantly higher taxes and unhealthy levels of public debt. #CatoHealth #CatoEcon http://j.mp/2KuZU2e http://j.mp/2KuZU2e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1145353449455980544)  2019-06-30T15:28Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Its been a long strange trip for Peter Navarro director of Trumps Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policyfrom market-friendly economist to the strategist behind the Trump administration's trade wars. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2KSuyRB http://j.mp/2KSuyRB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1162763276243152896)  2019-08-17T16:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Who is Peter Navarro A look at the strategist behind the Trump administration's trade wars. #CatoTrade http://j.mp/2KSuyRB http://j.mp/2KSuyRB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1164505249555595264)  2019-08-22T11:51Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Overall immigrants are less likely to consume welfare benefits and when they do they generally consume a lower dollar value of benefits than native-born Americans. #CatoImmigration http://j.mp/2KQ1t8J http://j.mp/2KQ1t8J"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1166346488315863042)  2019-08-27T13:47Z 367.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Can President Trump "decline" an impeachment inquiry #DemDebate #Cato2020 http://j.mp/2IQjlRG http://j.mp/2IQjlRG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1184261563093569536)  2019-10-16T00:15Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Kamala Harriss Misguided Plan to Close the Gender-Pay Gap #CatoEcon #Cato2020 http://j.mp/35XTYHr http://j.mp/35XTYHr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1187976157460910081)  2019-10-26T06:16Z 367.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Kamala Harris's plan to close the gender-pay gap may be well-intentioned but it won't work says @MrRBourne. #Cato2020 http://j.mp/35XTYHr http://j.mp/35XTYHr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1189037148281982977)  2019-10-29T04:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"What you think of Congress's impeachment power shouldn't depend on what you think of President Trump. http://j.mp/2N6YZHY http://j.mp/2N6YZHY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1190787279784165378)  2019-11-03T00:26Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Why the #stimulus bill will stimulate big government debt and inflation not economic growth jobs and prosperity. http://snipr.com/bmnwb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1195878552)  2009-02-10T16:16Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)which will cost $738 billion at a time when the annual federal budget deficit surpasses $1 trillionis yet another sign of how U.S. foreign policy is writing checks that Americans dare not cash. #CatoFP http://j.mp/2PaPu9U http://j.mp/2PaPu9U"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1204997314143772672)  2019-12-12T05:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"We finally have an NDAA This is exciting new mainly because operating under a Continuing Resolution is detrimental to national defense since it funds past priorities without updating our outlays in light of evolving events and challenges. #CatoFP http://j.mp/36rcibd http://j.mp/36rcibd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1205136992721346560)  2019-12-12T14:47Z 367.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The [----] NDAA continues questionable nuclear & missile defense policies says @CatoFP's @EricGomezAsia. #CatoFP http://j.mp/2RL5LEe http://j.mp/2RL5LEe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1206565401288740865)  2019-12-16T13:23Z 367.9K followers, [--] engagements


"The [----] NDAA continues questionable nuclear & missile defense policies says @CatoFP's @EricGomezAsia. #CatoFP http://j.mp/2RL5LEe http://j.mp/2RL5LEe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1227268315908919301)  2020-02-11T16:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Hong Kong police recently came for 81-yearold Martin Lee. He was charged with helping organize three illegal rallies last year including one about [---] million Hong Kongers joined. Another [--] protest advocates were arrested on similar complaints. #CatoFP https://j.mp/2yhajuJ https://j.mp/2yhajuJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1269409745640833030)  2020-06-06T23:24Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Government officialsincluding police officersare protected from being sued for discretionary actions performed within their official capacity unless their actions violate clearly established federal law or constitutional rights. #AbolishQI https://j.mp/3gTPlDT https://j.mp/3gTPlDT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1274470195134947330)  2020-06-20T22:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"By protecting police officers from liability even when they violate peoples constitutional rights qualified immunity has become the cornerstone of our nearzero accountability policy for law enforcement. #AbolishQI https://j.mp/3fCMQEr https://j.mp/3fCMQEr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1274483278817435649)  2020-06-20T23:24Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Over the course of @KamalaHarris's career in the Senate & the Democratic primary campaign she has weighed in a number of times on trade. Some of her statements are quite good from a free traders perspective. Others are not as good. #CatoTrade #Cato2020 https://j.mp/3gStSKP https://j.mp/3gStSKP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1293578749422731272)  2020-08-12T16:03Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"BREAKING: President Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and another bitter and contentious SCOTUS nomination battle has begun. But does it have to be this way LISTEN: Join the conversation with #CatoSCOTUS. https://j.mp/3hWMlFQ https://j.mp/3hWMlFQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1309967073452449793)  2020-09-26T21:24Z 367.9K followers, [--] engagements


"The unanimous decision of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to shift from inflation targeting to average inflation targeting is another step away from its mandate to achieve longrun price stability. #CatoEcon https://j.mp/3iiyTw6 https://j.mp/3iiyTw6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1311387347364335617)  2020-09-30T19:28Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"For political reasons Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama collectively blocked access to Plan B emergency contraception for more than 12years. #CatoHealth #CatoDrugWar https://j.mp/3jg7XO7 https://j.mp/3jg7XO7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1323037937555177474)  2020-11-01T23:03Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Annual federal taxes paid by middle class households have stayed basically the same since [----]. #CatoEcon https://j.mp/2GPQkai https://j.mp/2GPQkai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1345332018704502784)  2021-01-02T11:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Do social media companies have the right to suppress speech on their platforms #CatoTechnology #CatoSCOTUS https://j.mp/33UanxD https://j.mp/33UanxD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1345381089305624579)  2021-01-02T14:47Z 368.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Public opinion has shifted in favor of immigration because President Trumps rhetoric and actions exposed just how crude and brutal nativism can be. #CatoImmigration #Cato2020 https://j.mp/35k14b7 https://j.mp/35k14b7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1355217407267241993)  2021-01-29T18:13Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"President Bidens new minimum wage proposal is a bad idea. Here's why. #CatoEcon https://j.mp/3pHV1Vw https://j.mp/3pHV1Vw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1356304577398788097)  2021-02-01T18:13Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"President Bidens proposed minimum wage increase would hurt startups and small businesses undermine the recovery and be a blow to the industries hit hardest by the crisis. #CatoEcon https://j.mp/3pHV1Vw https://j.mp/3pHV1Vw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1361926614599290883)  2021-02-17T06:33Z 367.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Total federal state and local government spending soared from $6.8 trillion in [----] to $8.8 trillion in [----]. That is $68000 in government spending for every household in the nation. #CatoEcon #CatoCOVID https://j.mp/36Bveqb https://j.mp/36Bveqb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1368764420151775233)  2021-03-08T03:24Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


".@ConLawWarrior discusses Melanie Kelsays case with a police officer and explains why we must #AbolishQI on @CUREpolicy. WATCH: Follow #CatoSCOTUS for news and updates about the Supreme Court. https://j.mp/3oZUbDJ https://j.mp/3oZUbDJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1411708677673861120)  2021-07-04T15:29Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"The decision to be inoculated (or not) is a personal one but society should not subsidize the decision to remain unvaccinated. #CatoHealth #CatoCOVID https://j.mp/3kSuZyT https://j.mp/3kSuZyT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1443305079843475456)  2021-09-29T20:02Z 368.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Fed needs to address concerns about what a central bank digital currency means for financial privacy #CatoEcon https://bit.ly/38ZZbFa https://bit.ly/38ZZbFa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1535291459389247488)  2022-06-10T16:03Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Financial privacy has been undermined by governments for decades but the situation has been getting even worse lately. #CatoEcon https://fal.cn/3pumj https://fal.cn/3pumj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1537234012548104193)  2022-06-16T00:42Z 368K followers, [--] engagements


"The Biden administration wants to boost domestic oil and gas outputbut tariffs are standing in the way. #CatoTrade https://bit.ly/3OPKrZs https://bit.ly/3OPKrZs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1547529343865393153)  2022-07-14T10:32Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Environmental social and governanceor ESGhas captured the attention of the financial world. But what is ESG and why does it matter Join leading policymakers and experts at #CatoEcons eighth annual Summit on Financial Regulation. REGISTER: https://www.cato.org/events/2022-cato-summit-financial-regulation https://www.cato.org/events/2022-cato-summit-financial-regulation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1586114687875264512)  2022-10-28T21:56Z 368.1K followers, [--] engagements


"U.S. trade policy measures supported by President Biden significantly increase the cost of steel lumber concrete and many other inputs.essential to federal infrastructure projects. #CatoTrade https://fal.cn/3uLC8 https://fal.cn/3uLC8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1608629474181914625)  2022-12-30T01:02Z 368.1K followers, [----] engagements


"This new @CatoCMFA paper provides a summary of why Congress should explicitly prohibit the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury from issuing a CBDC. READ HERE: #CatoEcon https://bit.ly/3QxVtUy https://bit.ly/3QxVtUy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1614041105619722240)  2023-01-13T23:26Z 368.1K followers, [----] engagements


"While a central bank digital currency (or CBDC) would not offer any unique benefits to Americans compared to existing technologies it would pose serious risks. Rep. Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) will discuss CBDCs TODAY at 1PM EST at this #CatoEcon event: https://www.cato.org/events/central-bank-digital-currency https://www.cato.org/study/risks-of-cbdcs https://www.cato.org/events/central-bank-digital-currency https://www.cato.org/study/risks-of-cbdcs https://www.cato.org/events/central-bank-digital-currency https://www.cato.org/study/risks-of-cbdcs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1633858580309843969)  2023-03-09T15:53Z 368.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The total U.S. federal debt is $31.5 trillion120% of gross domestic product (GDP). That means every person in the U.S. owes $94000so far. #CatoEcon https://fal.cn/3xpCs https://fal.cn/3xpCs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1646907744606208004)  2023-04-14T16:06Z 368K followers, 113.4K engagements


"The main foodrelated health problem for lowincome Americans today is obesity not hunger. Congress should perform a thorough review of SNAPs nutrition failures as it reconsiders the Farm Bill this year. #CatoEcon https://bit.ly/42DqFGz https://bit.ly/42DqFGz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1656273645759606784)  2023-05-10T12:23Z 367.8K followers, 118.5K engagements


"The rise of CBDCs has largely been a retaliation to cryptocurrencies. #CatoEcon https://bit.ly/3OTsj3d https://bit.ly/3OTsj3d"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1664760308185849858)  2023-06-02T22:26Z 367.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is replete with governmental subsidies that mark a shift by the United States away from marketbased solutions and toward a more statedirected industrial strategy. #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1673035080892129286)  2023-06-25T18:27Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"There is little reason to expect monetary policy to have much of an effect on inflation. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1674365097148334081)  2023-06-29T10:33Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A new study finds that 88% of full democracies recognize samesex marriages or civil unions while only 2% of authoritarian regimes do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1674575758327525376)  2023-06-30T00:29Z 365.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The United States needs more not less immigration. #CatoImmigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1677562159486713857)  2023-07-08T06:16Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The government is proposing to classify all of us into still more categories that it characterizes as racial and ethnic based on lived experience. A proposal that extends and expands a threat to our individual liberty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1678108512075882501)  2023-07-12T21:54Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Relying upon government public health authorities to convey timely accurate and accessible information to consumers about the relative risks of nicotine products has failed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1678531046420226049)  2023-07-10T22:26Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Individualism is not only the best thing for curing the ills of social injustice; it is also by nature the downfall of critical social justice ideology writes @Rhetors_of_York"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1678938981843496962)  2023-07-12T01:31Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Accredited investors are supposed to be sophisticated but the designation is rooted in the size of your portfolio and not your expertise. #CatoEcons @jenniferjschulp discusses current attempts at reform @CatoPodcast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1688526158315372546)  2023-08-07T12:23Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW from #CatoImmigration: The Green Card Game gives Americans an interactive and realistic way to experience the difficulty of legally immigrating to the U.S. The game relies on the rules and regulations governing legal permanent immigration in [----]. Can you get a green card If you do take a screenshot of your green card and tweet it out using #GreenCardGame for a chance to win TWO books on immigration Try it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1688588616304353281)  2023-08-07T16:31Z 365.9K followers, 11.3K engagements


"In modernday America and many other countries fertility is on the decline. Thats why members of Congress in both parties favor greater federal intervention to boost fertility rates or to support families more generally. But should the government play a role in trying to reverse this trend A genuinely profamily policy means less government not more say @vanessabcalder & @chellivia. #FreeingAmericanFamilies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1689645003159883776)  2023-08-10T14:28Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Important 🧵 on Argentinas elections. Read more: On the issue of dollarization heres what @DanielRaisbeck & @gabricalderon have to say:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1691231340799438852)  2023-08-14T23:32Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The United States unsustainable fiscal trajectory is almost entirely driven by rising interest expenses and entitlement spending. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1692568157808976330)  2023-08-18T16:04Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"On this day in [----] the #19thAmendment was ratified giving American women the right to vote. Equal suffrage is one part of equality under the law but by no means the only part writes @David_Boaz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1692652281408196947)  2023-08-18T21:38Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The best way to tackle inflation in Argentina is to get rid of the Argentine peso and adopt the U.S. dollar as the official currency. #CatoEcon https://brnw.ch/21wBOeT https://brnw.ch/21wBOeT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1693059802094551395)  2023-08-20T00:38Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The Chinese government has recently stopped publishing information on youth unemployment deflation and other statistics. Are they trying to hide the gloomy picture of Chinas economy #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1695244172922339525)  2023-08-26T01:18Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The @CatoInstitute is a public policy research organizationa think tankdedicated to the principles of individual liberty limited government free markets and peace. Interested in advancing libertarian ideas Were currently hiring 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696147085060423877)  2023-08-28T13:05Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"We are hiring a Research Fellow for the Center for Constitutional Studies. Do you hategovernment-empowering nonsense doctrineslike qualified immunity aggregation and rational basis review So do we. Join our dedicated team of constitutional avengers:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696147088541622451)  2023-08-28T13:05Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"We are also hiring a highly motivated and conscientious Conference Planner to join our team in delivery of visible creative and engaging events in support of our organizational mission. Apply here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696147090529738843)  2023-08-28T13:05Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Sweden had the lowest excess death rate during the pandemic. #CatoCOVID"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696490633530052971)  2023-08-29T11:51Z 365.9K followers, 14.8K engagements


"While much of the world advances regulation for crypto asset markets U.S. legislative action remains a work in progress. Will uncertainty drive innovation from U.S. shores Join us on September [--] for an in-depth #CatoEcon discussion on this and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696929251562324459)  2023-08-30T16:53Z 365.6K followers, 15.6K engagements


"The U.S. is a financial leaderexcept when it comes to crypto. Hear from crypto regulation experts on September [--]. Join us using #CatoEcon:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1696929251591590265)  2023-08-30T16:53Z 365.9K followers, 21.3K engagements


"Did you know that 89% of convicted fentanyl traffickers in [----] were U.S. citizens #CatoImmigration #CatoDrugWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1698372536700985481)  2023-09-03T16:29Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The total cost of energy credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is an unstable number with no reasonable cap. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1700229521729810858)  2023-09-08T19:28Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Vivek Ramaswamy has a four point plan to reform elections in the United States. A plan unimpressive and heedless of the states historic role in elections says @walterolson #CatoSCOTUS #Cato2024 https://bit.ly/3LgoulU https://bit.ly/3LgoulU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1701386900269944993)  2023-09-12T00:07Z 367.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Congress should not pass a farm bill swiftly because we need a debate about subsidizing wealthy farm businesses. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1703013623864459358)  2023-09-16T11:51Z 365.8K followers, [--] engagements


"According to the new Economic Freedom of the World index global economic freedom fell dramatically in [----] and remained at that level in 2021a decrease that erased a decade of growth in economic freedom. But for the first time in the history of the EFW index Singapore edges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704206978141106248)  2023-09-19T18:53Z 365.9K followers, [--] engagements


"U.S. government spending is on a collision course with economic disaster. @RominaBoccia explains #CatoEcon https://bit.ly/3rbGojg https://bit.ly/3rbGojg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704306135979737224)  2023-09-20T01:27Z 368K followers, [----] engagements


"Americas legal immigration system is nearly impossible and our new #GreenCardGame will help people realize why. Can you get a green card Try it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962896035861)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.8K followers, 32.2K engagements


"Americas legal immigration system is nearly impossible and our new #GreenCardGame will help people realize why. Can you get a green card Try it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962900291693)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 17.2K engagements


"The #GreenCardGame shows just how time consuming expensive and complicated it can be to achieve legal status in the U.S. Play now:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962904510835)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 112.3K engagements


"If you want an interactive (& realistic) way to see how difficult it is to legally immigrate to the U.S. try playing our new #GreenCardGame"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962917015779)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 94.8K engagements


"You want to immigrate permanently to the United States. You've never been there. You have no close U.S. relatives. CAN YOU IMMIGRATE LEGALLY Play the #GreenCardGame to find out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962921189426)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 103.1K engagements


"Our new #GreenCardGame gives Americans an interactive and realistic way to experience the difficulty of legally immigrating to the U.S. Try it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962929680702)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.8K followers, 26.4K engagements


"If you want an interactive (& realistic) way to see how difficult it is to legally immigrate to the U.S. try playing our new #GreenCardGame"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575962996744499)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 101.3K engagements


"Our new #GreenCardGame gives Americans an interactive and realistic way to experience the difficulty of legally immigrating to the U.S. Try it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575963038687607)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.9K followers, 14.9K engagements


"The #GreenCardGame shows just how time consuming expensive and complicated it can be to achieve legal status in the U.S. Play now:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575963088965730)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.5K followers, 130.3K engagements


"You want to immigrate permanently to the United States. You've never been there. You have no close U.S. relatives. CAN YOU IMMIGRATE LEGALLY Play the #GreenCardGame to find out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704575963147674037)  2023-09-20T19:19Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"As U.S. debt surpasses $33 trillion Congress continues to debate funding the government with a short-term package or face a shutdown. #CatoEcon's @RominaBoccia explains that the shutdown fight is mostly symbolic as a severe fiscal crisis looms because of Social Security and Medicare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1704867925293756677)  2023-09-21T14:39Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The Biden administrations proposal would strip health insurance from sick patients with devastating financial and health consequences. #CatoHealth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1705302951269400739)  2023-09-22T19:28Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) wants to raise taxes on multinational businesses by billions of dollars with a 15% minimum tax. Heres why the OECD plan is a clear loser for the U.S #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1705755684749406625)  2023-09-24T01:27Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A central bank digital currency would ultimately usurp the private sector and endanger Americans core freedoms; it has no place in the US economy testified Norbert Michel before the House Financial Services. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1707202974353625293)  2023-09-28T01:18Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Lawmakers can fix the rising costs of Social Security without cutting retirees benefits IF they have the political will explains @RominaBoccia #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1707342394532774099)  2023-09-28T10:32Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The Economist assures that inflationridden Argentina should not & cannot dollarize. But by depriving the local political class of all ability to manipulate the currency dollarization separates fiscal policy from monetary policya win for Argentines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1707682232607863108)  2023-09-29T09:02Z 365.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Don't let the #GovernmentShutdown charade distract you from the real crisisover $33 trillion in national debt and counting. Americas biggest fiscal challenge lies with the fact thatSocial Security and Medicare are growing faster than the economy. Congress must reform these entitlement programs or face fiscal disaster says #CatoEcon's @RominaBoccia https://www.cato.org/commentary/dont-let-government-shutdown-charade-distract-you-debt-crisis https://www.cato.org/commentary/dont-let-government-shutdown-charade-distract-you-debt-crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1707881873823658000)  2023-09-29T22:15Z 368.1K followers, [----] engagements


"New data from the Census Bureau show that the U.S. is NOT seeing an unprecedented surge in immigration. #CatoImmigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1713160481521729946)  2023-10-14T11:51Z 365.8K followers, 10.9K engagements


"This Health Care Quality Week @mfcannon highlights theres only one way to increase health care quality: letting consumers reward quality by making their own health decisions. #CatoHealth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1714795249699033143)  2023-10-19T00:07Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Claudia Goldin a Harvard University economics professor noted for her insights on the gender pay gap was awarded the [----] Nobel Prize. Goldins work has shown that the gender pay gap is not primarily the result of workplace discrimination but is driven by the way men and women combine professional and personal obligations explains @vanessabcalder #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1715403262419984851)  2023-10-20T16:23Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Argentineans will vote on Sunday to elect their new president amid triple-digit inflation levels and a plummeting peso. Leading candidate @jmilei wants to dollarize Argentina's economy. Cato scholars @gabricalderon and @danielraisbeck explained in July why Argentina should dollarize #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1715459985465876774)  2023-10-20T20:08Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The FDA has formally submitted its proposed ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes and cigars. But the data suggest that the proposed ban will not work will likely foster a black market and will further aggravate criminal justice inequities. #CatoDrugWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1715494611953529210)  2023-10-20T22:26Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Immigration restrictionism leads to a less dynamic and innovative economy. We should embrace the marketoriented policies that propelled the U.S. to unprecedented wealth and power in the 20th century including liberalized immigration. #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1715545718121795874)  2023-10-21T01:49Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"High health care costs are fueled largely by the ever-expanding subsidies to the health insurance marketplace subsidies such as Medicare Medicaid Obamacare and the tax exclusion for employerpaid health insurance premiums. To bring health care costs down politicians must trim these subsidies. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1716453157746741536)  2023-10-23T13:54Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Lawmakers who oppose the Environmental Protection Agencys overreach and want to see a reliable and cost-effective power grid in the United States should consider repealing the energy subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1716625063330316700)  2023-10-24T01:18Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Far from delivering on its promises a central bank digital currency (or CBDC) threatens financial privacy and financial freedomand undermines the banking and cryptocurrency industries. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1716944735267680575)  2023-10-24T22:28Z 365.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Back in [----] Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador issued a decree banning genetically modified corn for human consumption. This poses concern for many American corn farmers and U.S. Mexico trade relations explains @GabAboutTrade #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1719475085805801755)  2023-10-31T22:03Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"With respect to the COVID-19 spending President Biden apparently has not submitted spending reports to Congress as required by law. Failure to report emergency expenditures undermines transparency and accountability. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1719798470242869556)  2023-11-01T19:28Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"With deficits in the trillions and interest rates at historic highs taxpayers cannot afford more excessive emergency spending by government. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1720416290492371374)  2023-11-03T12:23Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Advocates of more government spending need to be honest with the American people: big government requires significantly higher taxes on everyone not just the rich. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1720509172670701948)  2023-11-03T18:32Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Reforms that expand housing supply will unleash the housing market and ensure that American families have the choice opportunity and upward mobility that they desire testified @vanessabcalder. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1721942850554749232)  2023-11-07T17:29Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Rather than using topdown legislative approaches more collaboration between social media platforms and mental health organizations can provide individuals and parents with the tools to respond to online safety concerns. #CatoTechnology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1722708665113661723)  2023-11-09T20:12Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This #VeteransDay President Biden should bring home the small numbers of U.S. forces dotted across vast expanses of remote territory in Iraq and Syria. They have no clear attainable mission and serve as sitting ducks for militia attacks. #CatoFP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1723322438988018160)  2023-11-11T12:51Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"NEW: The [----] edition of 'Freedom in the [--] States' presents a completely revised and updated ranking of the American states on the basis of how their policies protect or infringe on individual liberty. How free is your state #FreeStates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1724826391546417508)  2023-11-15T16:27Z 365.6K followers, 287.3K engagements


"The promises of Obamacare would be better delivered by giving consumers more power over health care dollars. @mfcannon explains on the @CatoPodcast #CatoHealth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1727073657468355011)  2023-11-21T21:17Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This week the Supreme Court issued its first public code of conduct. @Anastasia_esq takes a deeper dive #CatoSCOTUS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1728021655799165050)  2023-11-24T12:04Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A new GAO report on the Biden administrations student debt cancellation bonanza (struck down by the Supreme Court in June) says the administration was doing too little to protect taxpayers. #CatoCEF #CatoSCOTUS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1728465836023611655)  2023-11-25T17:29Z 365.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Institutional investors' effect on the housing market is overstated. Investor purchases occupy a small share of the market but their participation provides benefits including upgrading the housing stock. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1729552991735185799)  2023-11-28T17:29Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to bring popular payment apps (like Apple Pay Google Pay PayPal Venmo and Cash App) under a supervisory regime. Is that really necessary #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1730961775984590964)  2023-12-02T14:47Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The United States cannot escape the need to make tough choices when it comes to allocating scarce military aid between Israel Ukraine and Taiwan. #CatoFP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1731122587617354053)  2023-12-03T01:26Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Taiwans $19billion arms backlog is not entirely caused by existing conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. Political leaders in Taipei & Washington need to seriously consider how to prioritize Taiwans ability to deter and defend itself against China. #CatoFP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1731244138379501841)  2023-12-03T09:29Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The multiple prosecutions of former President Donald Trump have loosed a torrent of comments but relatively few debates. But heres what @walterolson argued when participating in one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1731514681800466764)  2023-12-04T03:24Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Javier Milei the next president of Argentina says hes a supporter of free trade dollarization and big cuts to the public sector. How libertarian is his policy agenda #CatoEcon @CatoPodcast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1732918922763026909)  2023-12-08T00:24Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"National conservatives such as American Compasss Oren Cass push their populist agenda by relying on the narrative that American capitalism has failed. They claim that free-market policies led to stagnation and the decay of Rust Belt and Appalachian towns. This narrative however is factually wrong. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1734226226049360381)  2023-12-11T14:58Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Although Javier Milei is a political novice with no executive experience in Argentina his extraordinary political rise did not take place in an ideological vacuum. It is the result of a decadeslong struggle by a few individuals to promote freemarket ideas and the principles of classical liberalism in a thoroughly hostile environment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1734358287527600157)  2023-12-11T23:43Z 365.6K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Measuring freedom is important because freedom is valuable to people. This index scores all [--] states on their overall respect for individual freedom and on their respect for three dimensions of freedom considered separately: fiscal policy regulatory policy and personal freedom"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1734985203439800476)  2023-12-13T17:14Z 365.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Economic freedom is calculated as the sum of the fiscal and regulatory policy indexes in each state. Although we hold separate rankings for the fiscal and regulatory indexes the overall economic freedom ranking is particularly helpful for the purposes of empirical analysis of income growth and related issues. How free is your state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1734985343298941291)  2023-12-13T17:15Z 365.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Freedom has inherent value and plays a central role in improving human well-being. Explore the [----] edition of the Human Freedom Index (HFI) co-published today by the @CatoInstitute and the @FraserInstitute:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1737113597547856344)  2023-12-19T14:12Z 366.1K followers, 182.8K engagements


"The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled former President Donald Trump off the [----] state ballot. Two key questions: Werethe mob's actions on January [--] [----] legally considered an insurrection and was Donald Trump legally deemed to have "engaged in" those actions #CatoSCOTUS https://www.cato.org/blog/colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump-ballot https://www.cato.org/blog/colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump-ballot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1737549956678852976)  2023-12-20T19:06Z 368.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Nevada ranks #4 in overall freedom and #1 in personal freedom according to the latest edition of Freedom in the [--] States. What are the policies that make Nevada stand out FIND OUT: #FreeStates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1737847154025419008)  2023-12-21T14:47Z 365.7K followers, [----] engagements


"FACT CHECK: Despite what President Bidens critics claim this administration has in fact held on to many of his predecessors most extreme immigration policy ideas. #CatoImmigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1738732733986181467)  2023-12-24T01:26Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"On our crypto policy wish list this year (and every previous year) is for U.S. regulators to get out of Americans way. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1739095121331667012)  2023-12-25T01:26Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A central bank digital currency (CBDC) would most likely be the single largest assault on financial privacy since the creation of the Bank Secrecy Act. A CBDC has no place in the American economy. #CatoEcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1740508685607026694)  2023-12-28T23:03Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"If Republicans hate the DEI regime so much why are they handing it a stimulus package"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1743030296633614717)  2024-01-04T22:03Z 366.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Thanks to U.S. sugar protectionism Americans face higher prices for sweets and other goodies during the holiday season. #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1743293038376386816)  2024-01-05T15:27Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The U.N.s Declaration of Human Rights contains a pronouncement that is very important to the school choice movement: Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. #CatoCEF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743616171885122019)  2024-01-06T12:51Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"A new study that compares the use of political hashtags on TikTok & Instagram is being widely shared by those calling for a ban or forced sale of TikTok. But the authors of the study made two errors that call into question the utility of the report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744486907927466289)  2024-01-08T22:31Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"The U.S. will not outcompete China in the 21st century if policymakers insist on mimicking Chinas heavyhanded intervention Policymakers should trust Americas traditional strengths: international trade immigration & market-based innovation #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744802980388335662)  2024-01-09T19:27Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Despite political rhetoric the facts show that President Biden is deporting just as many immigrants if not more than was occurring under the Trump administration. #CatoImmigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1745527756215976104)  2024-01-11T19:27Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] courts protected online speech resisted limiting AI and upheld the consumer welfare focus in antitrust. In [----] watch for the impact of European tech policy state-level tech regulation challenges and Supreme Court cases shaping the future of online speech. #CatoTechnology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1745870240678834269)  2024-01-12T18:07Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Eliminating Jones Act restrictions on the transportation of oil products would benefit East Coast consumers to the tune of $896 million per year while overall consumer surplus (savings) would rise by $769 million annually. #EndTheJonesAct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1746280215062393293)  2024-01-13T21:17Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"To increase the chance that Congress the president and states would agree to grant statehood to Puerto Rico the governor and legislature should consider a variety of promarket fiscal reforms says @joffemd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1746570124830650456)  2024-01-14T16:29Z 365.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The acquisition of United States Steel Co. by Japanese multinational Nippon Steel is not a bad deal for America. @scottlincicome explains. #CatoTrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1747666585790140863)  2024-01-17T17:05Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Today's oral arguments in Relentless and Loper Bright cases delved into the core of a judge's role questioning the exercise of judicial power. And it appears likely that a majority of the Court is now poised to overturn the Chevron doctrine entirely says #CatoSCOTUSs @Thomas_A_Berry 👇🧵 Todays oral arguments in the Relentless and Loper Bright cases went to the very heart of a judges role: What does it mean to exercise judicial power Todays oral arguments in the Relentless and Loper Bright cases went to the very heart of a judges role: What does it mean to exercise judicial power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1747709472590479445)  2024-01-17T19:56Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"In a recent D.C. Circuit hearing former President Trump's lawyer asserted a broad theory of immunity suggesting a sitting president could escape criminal prosecution even for grave offenses. The implications are staggering and demand a closer look at our legal system says @walterolson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1747988210976690395)  2024-01-18T14:24Z 365.8K followers, [----] engagements


"President Biden is asking Congress for $13.6 billion to fund border enforcement operations. But a more effective approach to address the border issue is to facilitate legal immigration: let people come legally. #CatoImmigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1748154819183784407)  2024-01-19T01:26Z 365.6K followers, [----] engagements

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