Opinion
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Open Letter to Congressman William Thomas Calling Lower Taxes
Opinion -TAX CUT WORKING GROUP A Coalition for Lower Taxes and Limited Government May 1, 2003 Hon. William M. Thomas United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Thomas: Soon you will be fashioning a tax reduction bill. -
Feds Tighten Fuel Economy Mandates on Light Trucks
Opinion -Federal regulators on April 1 imposed controversial new restrictions on light trucks, vans, and SUVs, mandating a 1.5-mile per gallon increase in fuel economy. Under the new standards, auto manufacturers must achieve a fleet average of 22. -
Heartland Calls for Reform of Illinois Appeal Bond Requirement
Opinion -I am writing to strongly endorse the appeal-bond reform movement that has resulted in reforms in other state legislatures and has become a major issue here in Illinois following the Price v. Philip Morris decision on March 21. -
Study: TIF Doesn’t Work, Hurts Neighborhoods, and Is Unfair
Opinion -Chicago, IL – One of the most popular economic development tools in municipalities across the country, tax increment financing (TIF), often does not work, according to a new study. -
Georgia County Fed Up with Too Many Rules and Regulations
Opinion -Chicago, Illinois: Fed up with the complexity of zoning ordinances and various other land use restrictions already in existence, and a new raft of rules handed down by the state government, elected officials in Habersham County, Georgia, took a radical -
Schools Going Too Far to End Teen Smoking
Opinion -With schools around the world eating our educational lunch, you might think American school officials would have more important things to do than bust high school kids for off-campus cigarette smoking. -
Rated ‘R’ for Smoking
Opinion -Bond lit a cigar. The ace secret agent was, after all, in Havana, and it was almost as natural to smoke a Cuban cigar in that city as it was in the capital, Miami. -
Them
Opinion -"I saw them again the other day, shivering in the cold, in the rain, without jackets or coats. ... They are the punished, the shamed. They are the Smokers. -
Statement on Microsoft Settlement Decision by The Heartland Institute
Opinion -CHICAGO, IL: On Friday, November 1, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly upheld the settlement between Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Justice, and nine state attorneys general of antitrust charges brought against Microsoft in 1998. -
Is Antitrust Obsolete?
Opinion -CHICAGO, IL March 6, 2001: The antitrust lawsuit pending against Microsoft, decided against Microsoft last year and now in oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. -
Congressman Moves to Repeal E-Rate Phone Tax as Illegal, Unnecessary
Opinion -While supportive of the goal of connecting schools and libraries to the Internet, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) has introduced a bill in the U.S. -
Congress Should End the Economic War for Sports and Other Businesses
Opinion -To find a solution to NFL franchises hopscotching around the country, the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings to consider granting the NFL a limited antitrust exemption so it could prevent teams from moving. -
Do the Arts Need the NEA?
Opinion -The National Endowment for the Arts is fighting for its life, as newly empowered Republicans in Washington have targeted the NEA for extinction. Many artists are angry about this possibility and believe that only ignorance or malevolence can explain it. -
Finding Alternatives to Higher Taxes
Opinion -Illinois taxpayers are about to encounter a well-orchestrated campaign for a major permanent tax increase in 1995.