Links for 1-12-23

the war on gas stoves

👉 When federal interest payments on the debt exceed the military budget, it’s time to stop defending the rest of the world. From: American Institute for Economic Research. Endless borrowing isn’t cheap. Over the last decade interest payments as a share of GDP jumped about a quarter. And the era of (almost) free money is over as the Federal Reserve pushes up rates to wring inflation out of the economy.

Biden’s war on gas stoves. From: National Review. The federal government is no longer sure whether it’s possible, after over 100 years of widespread usage, to safely operate a gas-powered stove. It’s deadly serious, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The Supreme Court case that could upend the Clean Water Act. From: Reason. If SCOTUS finds in favor of a small-town Idaho couple in Sackett v. EPA, it could end the federal government's jurisdiction over millions of acres of land.

House passes bill nixing $72 billion in funding for 87,000 new IRS agents. From: NY Post. The Biden administration argues that the bill would increase the deficit by nearly $115 billion over 10 years per an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office, citing an increase in tax fraud and avoidance.

🙏🏻 House to vote on bill to abolish IRS and replace income tax with 'Fair Tax’. From: Washington Examiner. The Republican-led House will vote on a bill to abolish the IRS and replace the existing income tax system with a wide-reaching consumption tax.

No biological evidence for ‘gender identity’ exists, group of scientists, researchers says. From: Daily Wire. While the term “gender identity” has exploded in popularity as a way for transgender individuals to express the feeling of “misalignment” with their bodies, a group of scientists says that there is no empirical evidence for its existence in biology.

😮 ATF lost ‘thousands of firearms, firearm parts' to thieves. From: Reason. Some enforcer of gun laws. The agency should be abolished and its employees sent to seek jobs in the private sector.

⭐️ VIDEO: Restaurant customer killed robber, gave money back to patrons. A grand jury will decide on charges for Texas man, who is a walking-talking example of why concealed carry is a good thing. Fortunately, this happened in Texas where charges are unlikely.