ObamaCare Policy Myths: Warnings from a 1980s HMO Executive
The administrative state regime of government central planning promoted from the 1930s until today is based on the fatal conceit that Frederick Hayek warned against in The Road to Serfdom.
">The Danger of a New Medical Care "Bioethics"
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA, or "Obamacare"), signed into law March 2011, in the near term creates more than 100 new health care burea
Healthcare Policy, Social Justice and Thugs
Policy Makers say the only way to achieve social justice is to deliver an equal and adequate amount of health care, directed by a well motivated government central plan.
The Myths of Managing Health Care
I learned the hard way that human nature is the biggest obstacle to cutting health care costs. President Obama is not the first chief executive to foist onto us an unrealistic medical reform.
Research & Commentary: Diverging Education Opportunities
Recent research demonstrates a growing divide among America’s wealthier and poorer households.
Research & Commentary: Michigan Teacher Pension Reforms
Michigan lawmakers are considering addressing the state’s debilitating $22 billion teacher pension deficit by switching incoming state teachers to a 401(k)-style plan instead of the traditional def
Research & Commentary: Carbon Tax Swaps
Carbon taxes have regained traction with several prominent Republican lawmakers and political leaders publicly voicing support for a “revenue-neutral” carbon tax in exchange for tax cuts on capital
Research & Commentary: Reforming Wisconsin’s Income Tax
Wisconsin State Rep. Robin Vos recently called for a legislative council committee on state income tax reform to look at the state’s current, progressive, income tax structure.
Research & Commentary: Public Pensions and the Assumed Rate of Return
In states and municipalities across the country, the high cost of traditional defined-benefit public pensions has become a hot-button issue as unfunded liabilities have raced out of control.
Policy Tip Sheet: Myth Vs. Fact - Internet Taxes
Myth 1: A tax on Internet sales just enables states to collect taxes they are already legally entitled to collect.
