{"id":2626625,"date":"2026-07-08T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-birthday-is-opportunity-to-celebrate-free-market-economy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:03:27","slug":"americas-birthday-is-opportunity-to-celebrate-free-market-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-birthday-is-opportunity-to-celebrate-free-market-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Birthday Is Opportunity To Celebrate Free Market Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-birthday-is-opportunity-to-celebrate-free-market-economy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh content includes a brief introduction about JuneS jobs report, noting it was unusual due to temporary factors like high gas prices and inflation caused by geopolitical conflicts, which are now easing. The report showed only 57,000 new jobs and a decrease in the unemployment rate to 4.2%, along with a drop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-we-have-to-consider-rising-inflation-rates-when-doing-stimulus-package\/\" title=\"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: \u2018We Have To Consider\u2019 Rising ... Rates When Doing Stimulus Package\">labor force participation<\/a>, partly attributed to upcoming Medicaid work requirements in several states.<\/p>\n<p>It suggests that as energy prices fall and additional policy measures take effect, the economy is poised for growth, making future Federal Reserve interest rate hikes unlikely. The article celebrates the first anniversary of the Working Families Tax Cut, highlighting its positive impacts such as preventing massive tax increases, increasing small business creation, and boosting millionaire wealth. It criticizes opposition from Democrats and advocates for pro-growth policies, emphasizing their role in economic expansion and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>The piece concludes with a call to recognize America&#8217;s chance economy, fueled by tax reforms and free-market principles, as a key achievement worth celebrating on the nation&#8217;s 250th anniversary. Alfredo Ortiz, the author, advocates for these policies as essential for economic prosperity and small business growth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>June\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\">jobs report<\/a> is a one-off following several months of very strong jobs days, and it doesn\u2019t reflect the state of the underlying economy.<\/p>\n<p>Only 57,000 jobs were created last month, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-adds-a-strong-379000-jobs-in-hopeful-sign-for-economy\/\" title=\"US Adds a Strong 379,000 ... in Hopeful Sign for ...\">unemployment rate fell<\/a> to 4.2%, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >labor force participation rate fell<\/a> to 61.5%. The job creation in previous months was also revised downward.<\/p>\n<p>June\u2019s jobs market was dealing with temporarily elevated gas prices and transient inflation due to the war in Iran, which is now ending. As oil prices and gas prices fall, Americans will have more disposable income to create jobs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/crude-oil\">price<\/a> of a barrel of oil is already back to its pre-war average.<\/p>\n<p>The falling labor force participation rate will also reverse as Republican welfare work requirements take effect. So far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2026\/07\/01\/montana-kicks-off-work-requirements-00982441\">Montana, Nebraska, and Georgia<\/a> have implemented Medicaid work requirements, with other states following suit by 2027. A Towson University <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.towson.edu\/cbe\/economics\/workingpapers\/2024-10.pdf\">study<\/a> estimates Medicaid work requirements will boost labor force participation by a massive 1.2 percentage points, bringing the rate back to the heady days of the first Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s jobs report should take potential Federal Reserve interest rate hikes fully off the table, especially as inflation falls. Commentators calling for rate hikes are looking through the rearview mirror, while Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is looking through the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>July 4 marks not only the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary but also the first anniversary of the Republicans\u2019 Working Families Tax Cut. Its pro-growth provisions will boost the economy and labor market to new heights in the months ahead, now that war and inflation are ending.<\/p>\n<p>The mainstream media has tried to bury its benefits to prevent Donald Trump from getting a win, so they\u2019re worth repeating. It prevented $4.5 trillion in tax increases \u2014 the biggest in American history. It locks in the doubled standard deduction, lower tax brackets, and the 20% Main Street tax deduction used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_a4870806-f52f-11ef-a99f-3795fed3186f.html\">26 million<\/a> American small businesses. It restores and makes permanent 100% immediate expensing for capital investments and research and development.<\/p>\n<p>Every Democrat in Congress voted against this law and to raise taxes on small businesses and ordinary Americans. Make no mistake: If Democrats retake the House, especially with their new socialist vanguard, they will prioritize legislation to reverse these tax cuts. They will claim they are raising taxes on \u201cthe rich,\u201d but small businesses and ordinary Americans will get caught in the crosshairs (as always).<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Democrats\u2019 claims at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-american-families-plan-is-far-from-a-new-deal-economic-boon\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018American Families Plan\u2019 Is Far From a New Deal Economic Boon\">federal tax revenue<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/NA000327Q\">increased<\/a> significantly since the tax cuts were enacted due to their pro-growth elements. The Laffer Curve is real!<\/p>\n<p>Since the tax cuts were passed, monthly small business creation has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/econ\/currentdata\/?programCode=BFS&#038;startYear=2004&#038;endYear=2026&#038;categories%5b%5d=TOTAL&#038;dataType=BA_BA&#038;geoLevel=US&#038;adjusted=1&#038;notAdjusted=0&#038;errorData=0#table-results\">risen<\/a> by about 20% to record levels. A Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenMoore\/status\/2072402324551516319\">report<\/a> this week reveals the nation minted an incredible 1,200 millionaires a day last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to JCN polling, 70% of small businesses plan to expand, hire, raise wages, and reinvest in their communities due to these tax cuts. While some of these investments have been put on pause to contend with high energy prices and inflation, many entrepreneurs will break ground in the second half of this year as these headwinds ease.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have much to celebrate on the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary. The nation\u2019s opportunity economy, buoyed by tax cuts and free-market policies that empower small businesses, should be at the top of this list.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alfredo Ortiz is CEO of Job Creators Network, author of \u201cThe Real Race Revolutionaries,\u201d and co-host of the Main Street Matters podcast. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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