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Capitals Gains Would be Target of Broader Base, Lower Rates
Opinion -Broadening the tax base and lowering the rate, the current whiz-bang solution to both the government debt problem and the recession, has the support of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) from the political left and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on the political right. -
Government Bird Brains
Opinion -A Fredericksburg, Virginia mother faced a fine of $535 and up to a year in prison after her daughter rescued an orphaned woodpecker about to be devoured by the family cat.Skylar Capo, 11, found the bird in her dad’s backyard being stalked by the cat. -
Beyond Privatopia Casts Critical Eye on Homeowners Associations
Opinion -Review of Beyond Privatopia: Rethinking Residential Private Government, by Evan McKenzie, Urban Institute Press (ISBN 978-0-87766-769-8, paperback, 164 pages, $26. -
Britain’s Riots Show Loss of Respect for Property Rights
Opinion -While Washington politicians dispense the citizens’ money, the people of England have become familiar with a far more immediate and tangible form of disregard for private property. -
Judge Refuses to Block Indiana Vouchers Program
Opinion -More than 2,800 students enrolled in the broadest voucher program in the nation may continue using vouchers while litigation against them pends, an Indiana judge ruled on Aug. 15. -
Low Interest Rates Won’t Necessarily Hold Down Credit Card Rates
Opinion -The Federal Reserve announced Aug. 9 it plans to keep interest rates at a record low for the next two years. -
Florida Cat Fund Officer Proposes Reforms for Safer Financial Footing
Opinion -Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Chief Operating Officer Jack Nicholson has proposed reforms that would put the giant taxpayer-backed reinsurer on sounder financial footing. -
Smart Growth Played Major Role in Housing Crash
Opinion -There is general agreement the financial crisis that began with the failure of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008 was made worse by the bursting of the U.S. housing price bubble. -
A Disaster Waiting to Happen
Opinion -Published by The Weekly Standard: Sometime late this summer—the Friday before Labor Day if historical patterns hold—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will announce the beginning of something called Medicare Round Two of “the -
Heartland Institute Telecom Expert Reacts to Google’s Acquisition of Motorola
Opinion -Google on Monday agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, a move that is sure to draw antitrust scrutiny by the federal government. -
Judge Overturns Red-Light Camera Ban, Opponents Turn Red-Faced
Opinion -Houston residents have learned their vote may not matter after all. -
Heartland Institute Legal Expert Reacts to Layoff Notices at WEAC
Opinion -The Wisconsin public school teachers’ union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, announced Monday it has issued layoff notices to about 40 percent of its employees, about 42 individuals. -
Climatology Professor Rebuts Smear on Skeptical Scientist
Opinion -University of Delaware professor of climatology David Legates has authored a fantastic article in the Financial Post shining the light on an activist smear campaign against Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics researcher Willie Soon. -
Parent Trigger Online Debate Begins Today
Opinion -TUNE IN: PublicSectorInc.org Online Debate Begins Monday, August 15, 2011.THE PARENT TRIGGER: A POSITIVE STEP OR A DISTRACTION FOR IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS?In 2010, California enacted education legislation known as the “parent trigger. -
Pennsylvania Mulls Privatizing Liquor Sales
Opinion -Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is leading the charge to privatize the state’s liquor sales. Utah is the only other state that retains total control over both wholesale and retail liquor sales within its borders. -
North Carolina House Considers Selling Government Assets
Opinion -The proposed sale of Rex Healthcare to WakeMed Health & Hospitals spurred North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) to take a more thorough look at the assets on the state’s balance sheet.Tillis picked a former House speaker, Rep. -
Chicago Mayor Wants City Employees to Compete for Work
Opinion -Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has declared his intention to make city workers compete with private-sector workers to provide certain city services. -
Let the Billionaires Pay! Then What?
Opinion -As Congress wrestled with the debt ceiling this summer, many commentators argued for tax increases, and specifically for the wealthiest Americans to pay more. -
Consumer Power Report: What’s a Half-Trillion-Dollar Mistake Among Friends?
Opinion -Here’s more on that half-trillion-dollar mistake in Obamacare that we referenced a few weeks back. -
$200 Billion in Suggested Cuts to Come from Green Scissors
Opinion -The new Green Scissors report from Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Public Citizen and The Heartland Institute will soon come out and recommend at least $200 billion of federal spending cuts that would also help the environment. -
Denver Judge Halts Nation’s First District-Level Vouchers
Opinion -A Denver district judge temporarily stopped the first district-level school voucher program in the country, sending several hundred students scurrying to find new schools after the school year had begun. -
Illinois State Workers’ Pay Out of Sync with Private Sector
Opinion -Government employee unions in Illinois have sued the governor over his failure to give state workers a third raise in seven months. During his 2010 reelection campaign, Illinois Gov. -
Heartland Institute Responds to 11th Circuit Court Declaring Obamacare Mandate Unconstitutional
Opinion -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday ruled 2–1 that Obamacare’s mandate that Americans purchase health insurance or pay a penalty to the federal government is unconstitutional. -
Heartland Praises Nicholson Cat Fund Reform Proposals
Opinion -TALLAHASSEE -- Heartland Institute staffers today praised proposals from Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Chief Operating Officer Dr. Jack Nicholson that would put the giant taxpayer-backed reinsurer on sounder financial footing.
