Opinion
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Economic Freedom Greatest in Middle America, Study Says
Opinion -If you want to start a business but are not sure where to set up shop, should you head for a vibrant megalopolis like New York City? A nucleus of brainpower and venture capital like Silicon Valley? Or a city of flamboyant creativity like Miami? -
Embryonic Stem Cells Create New California Gold Rush
Opinion -A far-reaching stem cell research ballot measure passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in California on November 2, winning support across political, ideological, and religious lines. -
Fast Facts on the Flu
Opinion -Fast facts to help fight the flu bug: A sick person who coughs, sneezes, or speaks and sends the virus into the air spreads the flu. Be considerate of others if you have the flu and cover up when you sneeze or cough. -
Florida, Pfizer Team up to Improve Medicaid Patients’ Use of Health Services
Opinion -The State of Florida and Pfizer Inc. announced in November they have contacted nearly 150,000 Medicaid beneficiaries with serious medical conditions and worked to monitor and improve their health through the Florida: A Healthy State program. -
Flu Vaccine Shortage May Not Be a Real Crisis
Opinion -There's plenty of junk science going around when it comes to flu vaccine issues. Closer examination of the matter suggests the shortage has not one but several causes, and it may not result in any real risk to the public's health. -
Grassroots Battle Brewing Against Illinois Tax Hike
Opinion -Jim Peschke of Harvard, Illinois, co-founder of Citizens for Reasonable and Fair Taxes (CRAFT), began a full-court press last Fall with other taxpayers and member organizations to defeat the proposed state tax-reform bill, HB 750. -
Health Savings Accounts Catching on in Connecticut
Opinion -Six months ago, whenever Stephen Glick would ask business people if they knew about health savings accounts, or HSAs, two or three people out of a hundred might raise their hands. -
Illinois and Utah Move in Opposite Directions over Tax Reform
Opinion -Illinois and Utah Move in Opposite Directions over Tax Reform Here are the major differences (and one similarity) between tax reforms currently being proposed in Illinois and Utah. -
Illinois Court Calls Business Fee Hike Unconstitutional
Opinion -A Cook County, Illinois judge has struck down a state surcharge on workers' compensation insurance premiums, putting into question the legality of scores of other recently enacted business fees in the state. -
In Some States, Wine Shipment Is a Felony
Opinion -Interstate wine shipments using a common carrier, from a winery to an adult consumer 21 years or older, are prohibited in the following 24 states and are a felony for wineries, retailers, and non-basic permit holders in states with an asterisk, according -
In the News
Opinion -Average Consumer Telecom Cost: $159/month U.S. -
Kansas Survives Year Without a Statewide Tax Increase
Opinion -For the first time since 1998, Kansas legislators in 2004 declined to enact a statewide tax hike, one of several reasons 2004 could be considered a historic year for Kansas taxpayers. -
Need, Not Greed, Is What’s Causing High Prices for Prescription Drugs
Opinion -Editor's note: In part 1 of this article (Health Care News, December 2004), the author explored how the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca developed a heartburn drug, Nexium, when the patent on the drug company's other heartburn drug, Prilosec, was -
New Chicago Budget Gives City Some of the Nation’s Highest Tax Rates
Opinion -As of January 1, Chicagoans and those who do business in the city began paying some of the highest taxes and fees in the nation on items ranging from natural gas to restaurant meals. -
Opponents of Outsourcing Seek to Discredit Private Sector
Opinion -As the private sector offers services in more segments of the $500 billion K-12 education sector, special interest groups are working to discredit not only private-sector involvement in public education, but also the private sector as a whole. -
Ounces of Prevention
Opinion -The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 means Medicare will pay for a preventative physical exam for new enrollees. It’s called the Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam. -
Patients at the Mercy of Health Care Bureaucrats
Opinion -Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World by John C. Goodman, Gerald L. Musgrave, and Devon M. Herrick ($22. -
Specialty Hospitals Offer Savings, Improved Care in Future
Opinion -The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 included an 18-month moratorium on the development of new physician- and investor-owned medical facilities. -
Supreme Court Asked to Uncork Online Wine Sales
Opinion -A state's right to regulate liquor sales and the federal government's right to regulate interstate commerce clashed on December 7 when the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over bans on direct-to-consumer sales of wine from out-of-state producers. -
Survivor: The New Flu Season
Opinion -One way to be a flu survivor is to start by choosing a healthy lifestyle. -
The Consc ience of Conservative Blacks: Buying In with Vigilance
Opinion -I would like to thank Lee Walker and The New Coalition for having me here today. -
The Conscience of Conservative Blacks: Epilogue
Opinion -The presentations by Bruce Montgomery, Dr. Hardy Murphy, Rev. Ceasar LeFlore, and Dr. Elroy Leach demonstrate a new level of awareness among black Americans of conservative and libertarian ideas and sophistication about how to address them. -
The Ninth Annual Competition Report of the Federal Communications Commission noted:
Opinion -More than 276 million Americans, or 97 percent of the U.S. population, have three or more wireless service providers to choose from in their county. More than 250 million Americans, or 87 percent of the U.S. -
The Value of Drugs
Opinion -Just as the price of a Rolex watch is not solely determined by the cost of its materials, the price of a prescription drug is not simply the cost of its ingredients.