Carbon Tax Would Raise Unemployment, Not Swap Revenue
Those interested in raising revenue and combatting global warming miss 3 crucial points in instituting a carbon tax.
">Using Bankruptcy and Capital Standards to Address Financial Institutions That Are "Too Big to Fail"
The Obama Administration's proposal for financial regulatory reform is unrealistic and would give government regulators almost unlimited powers to take over or micromanage financial institutions.
What’s an Oil Subsidy?
Infrastructure Bank Proposals Would Concentrate Transportation Policy in Washington
Resistance to higher fuel taxes to fund state and federal transportation programs has prompted President Obama and some members of Congress to endorse a federal infrastructure “bank.” The ide
Ten Actions Congress Can Take to Lower Gas Prices
Abstract: President Obama and his Administration have consistently applied practices that block oil production on federal lands, denying access to energy sources
Trust Fund or Slush Fund? Energy Security Trust Has Fatal Flaws
The old adage “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is” undoubtedly applies to alternative fuel investments that need government support.
The American Conservation Ethic: The Principles of Conservation
Change Is Overdue
- Environmental Policies Increasingly Ineffective: Congress is spend
Medicare Drugs: Why Congress Should Reject Government Price Fixing
Medicare Part D drug prices are currently set by private negotiation within a market of intense competition among drug plans.
Increasing the Mandated Minimum Wage: Who Pays the Price?
Less than six months after its last increase to $5.15 per hour, President Bill Clinton is proposing a hike of 19.4 percent that would raise the federally mandated minimum wage over the
Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts Vulnerable Workers' Job Prospects Without Reducing Poverty
When the government changes the law, individuals respond to those changes. Because of this, the true effects of a law often differ radically from its authors' intentions.
