Opinion
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Dead Moose on the Table in Kentucky
Opinion -Tom Underwood of the National Federation of Independent Business argues "there's a dead moose on the table" that no one in Kentucky wants to deal with. -
School Crisis Management: What to Say When the Media Shows Up
Opinion -"What do you do when someone like me [the media] shows up at your door?" asked Chicago's NBC-5 News co-anchor Anna Davlantes at a recent sports education symposium in Chicago designed for school administrators and athletic directors. -
Chicagoland Chamber Files Legal Challenge to Assessment Cap
Opinion -The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and other groups recently filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of a state law that allows Illinois counties to impose a 7 percent cap on property tax assessment increases. -
New Senate Will Be More Taxpayer-Friendly, Study Finds
Opinion -The 2004 election brought significant turnover in the United States Senate and good news for taxpayers, as revealed in data compiled by the National Taxpayers Union (of which the author is president). -
A Brief History of Health Saving Accounts
Opinion -As of January 2004, 250 million non-elderly Americans have access to tax-deductible health savings accounts (HSAs). Individuals can now self-insure for some of their medical needs and manage more of their own health care dollars. -
Maine’s Religious Schools Still Excluded from Choice Program
Opinion -Despite the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court's Zelman decision, which approved the inclusion of religious schools in school choice programs, Maine Superior Court Justice Robert E. -
Sports Is Education, Too
Opinion -Is sports education? The newly formed Sports Is Education Foundation answered that question with a ringing "Yes!" at a recent one-day symposium, "Sports Is Education, Too," held at Loyola University's Water Tower Campus in Chicago. -
Bush Tax Reform Agenda Begins to Take Shape
Opinion -President George W. Bush has signaled a willingness to spend political capital to enact changes to U.S. tax policy during his second term in office, though what those changes might be remains to be seen, according to various analysts. -
Utah Voters Reject Tax Hike for Open Space
Opinion -Despite being outspent by a 40-1 margin, opponents of Utah's Initiative 1 carried the day November 2, as voters rejected tax and debt increases for the "open space" proposal. Initiative 1 lost by a 55 to 45 percent vote. -
U.S. Lags Behind Rest of World in Corporate Tax Reform
Opinion -Although many nations that compete economically with the United States have implemented important reforms in recent years to reduce corporate tax burdens, Congress, President George W. Bush, and Democratic standard-bearer Sen. -
Three NY Legislators Ace New ‘Vote for Jobs Index’
Opinion -Only three of New York's 210 state legislators received a grade of A on a new "Vote for Jobs Index" developed by The Business Council of New York State. Sixty-three legislators earned a B; 132 received a C; and 12 earned a D. -
New York Teacher Union Punishes Lawmakers Who Backed Budget Cuts
Opinion -Twenty-six Republican state lawmakers backed New York Governor George Pataki's (R) veto of $1 billion of education spending last year, and this year they paid for their support by losing the backing of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the state's -
Investment Firm ‘Windfall’ from Social Security Privatization Won’t Happen
Opinion -Sometimes an academic study offers much less information than it claims. And sometimes what appears to be an academic study is not a study at all. -
New Report Highlights Continued Growth of Privatization
Opinion -18th Annual Privatization Report Covers Wide Range of Topics The Reason Foundation's recently released 18th Annual Privatization Report includes chapters on the following topics: Trends Federal Update State Privatization Update Public -
South Dakota, Florida Top Business Climate Study
Opinion -Citing U.S. Department of Labor statistics showing job relocation to other states is twice as common as "outsourcing" abroad, a new study by the Tax Foundation examines the role of business tax climates in the shifting of economic activity. -
Tax Breaks for Businesses Usually Don’t Work
Opinion -Lawmakers seeking to foster economic growth should focus on good tax fundamentals in their states, rather than short-term tax abatements and exemptions designed to lure prestigious companies, professional sports teams, and auto plants from other states -
Chicago Mayor Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana Possession
Opinion -Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is advocating the decriminalization of marijuana possession, proposing to make the offense similar to an ordinance violation rather than a criminal action, with violators subject to fees and fines instead of jail time. -
New Estimate of Smoking Costs Misleading
Opinion -More ammunition for the anti-smoking crowd will soon be released in a new book from MIT Press, The Price of Smoking. -
Fearing Pharma: The Crusade to Kill Drug Development
Opinion -Dr. Marcia Angell does not like pharmaceutical companies. -
Specialty Hospitals Criticized by Competitors
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 surgical facilities. -
A Heritage of Education
Opinion -Lisbett Contreras and her sister Grisett have lived together since they emigrated from Venezuela more than 10 years ago. Today, Lisbett is married and has two boys, seven-year-old Jonathan and his six-year-old brother Samuel. -
Scholarship Reward Proposed for Early High School Graduates
Opinion -Free ice cream, movie tickets, T-shirts, and even a chance to win a new car have been used by some school districts as incentives to encourage students to come to school. -
‘Never Give Up!’ – An Exclusive Interview With Mae and Martin Duggan
Opinion -Little did Mae Duggan realize that a letter she wrote to the St. Louis Review in April 1959 would be the opening shot in a battle for school choice that she and her husband Martin would still be fighting some four-and-a-half decades later. -
New York Has Nation’s Second-Highest Public Employee Payroll, Study Finds
Opinion -New York's state and local governments pay public employees more than any state except California, and the number of government workers compared to population is among the highest in the country, according to an analysis of U.S.