Opinion
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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. -
Chicago Lands $1.8 Billion in Tollway Lease Deal
Opinion -Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley recently signed a $1.82 billion deal with a consortium of foreign investors to privatize the Chicago Skyway, a nearly eight-mile tollway system that links the City of Chicago with northwest Indiana. -
No, Virginia, Illinois Is Not a Low-Tax State
Opinion -The Springfield-based Illinois Policy Institute has released a policy brief which, in its own words, debunks the "myth that Illinois is a low-tax state." Among those who have said Illinois is a low-tax state are local political heavyweights such as U. -
What Does it Take to Create a Marketplace in Education?
Opinion -Giving parents the freedom to choose their child's school is the most important element in ensuring that an education environment operates as a competitive marketplace, according to a panel of policy experts who spoke recently at a Cato Institute Policy -
Education Emerging as Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century
Opinion -Education is the number one civil rights issue for blacks in the twenty-first century because, 50 years after the Brown decision declared "separate but equal" public education to be unconstitutional, both blacks and Hispanics suffer disproportionately -
Analysis: Politicians Using Flawed Data on Uninsured Population
Opinion -Prior to the November election, presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) wrote in an October essay for Health Insurance Underwriter magazine, "Roughly 45 million American have no health insurance at all." Ever since the U.S. -
As New Bush Term Begins, Call for Changes to NCLB
Opinion -In a timely essay in the fall edition of The Public Interest, education researchers Chester E. Finn, Jr. of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Frederick M. -
Bush Second Term Will Build on NCLB Base
Opinion -During the 2004 presidential campaign, education ranked far behind terrorism, war, and the economy among voter concerns. Nevertheless, President George W. -
Chicago Mayor Loads Budget with $87 Million in Tax and Fee Hikes
Opinion -Chicago businesses and residents, who already pay some of the highest local taxes and fees in the nation, will soon see many taxes and fees climb still higher if Mayor Richard M. Daley's proposed 2005 budget passes as presented.
