Opinion
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Concealing the Rot
Opinion -Regarding the editorial "After the fall" (Sept. 13): It should come as no surprise that the government is finding it difficult to step back from its increased role over the financial markets: The government has become the market in far too many instances. -
Lunch with Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels
Opinion -In 2009, Illinois has faced widespread budget woes, out-of-control spending sprees, and rumblings of tax hikes. Our neighbor Indiana, meanwhile, boasts healthy budgets and a business-friendly climate. What's the difference ... and what can we do about it? -
On the Next Health Policy Call: John Stossel
Opinion -Please join us on Friday, September 18 for the next Health Policy Network conference call, jointly sponsored by Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, the Council for Affordable Health Insurance, and State Policy Network. -
Federal Medical Malpractice Law Would Hinder Reform
Opinion -By Maureen Martin, J.D. -
Raising Taxes Usually Backfires
Opinion -The effects of raising $800 million in taxes to fill the budget will echo throughout the state's economy for years to come ("State sales tax goes up a penny today," Sept. 1). -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-17
Opinion -Clear Problem A woman suing Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, for allegedly training its dolphins to splash water on the floor, causing her to slip, is going to file an amended complaint, her lawyer said. -
Parkinson’s Push for Smoking Ban
Opinion -The smoking ban and tobacco tax hike backed by Gov. Mark Parkinson carry with them a slew of unintended consequences.The only real positives that will come from a cigarette tax hike would be for Missouri, which has a low 17-cents per pack cigarette tax. -
President Obama Fails to Move the Ball
Opinion -The president's speech to a joint session of Congress failed to move the health reform ball closer to the goalposts. -
The I’s Have It: Obama Is Wrong on What Ails Schools
Opinion -President Obama’s lunchtime back-to-school speech Tuesday used the first person pronoun “I” more than 50 times.Perhaps talking about his 4:30 a.m. -
Jerry Agar on WGN “Climate Change Reconsidered
Opinion -James Taylor, senior fellow for environmental policy at the Heartland Institute, talked to radio host Jerry Agar on the 50,000-watt WGN-AM in Chicago on August 30. -
Consumer Power Report #193
Opinion -For some time now, commentators have been bemoaning the loss of comity in Washington. They fondly remember how Ronald Reagan would get together with Tip O'Neill in the evening for drinks and Irish humor. This remembrance may be tainted with nostalgia. -
Online Retailers Drop More Affiliates Over Internet Taxes
Opinion -Online retailers Amazon.com and Overstock. -
Louisville Mayor Vetoes Prevailing-Wage Ordinance
Opinion -Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson (D) uses his veto pen about as often as a Kentucky Derby winner ends up with the Triple Crown—almost never. -
Commercial Real Estate Problems Piling Up
Opinion -Following hard on the heels of the falling housing market is the commercial real estate market. -
Environmentalists Oppose Oregon Wind Farms
Opinion -Environmental groups in Oregon have united to oppose the construction of new wind farms in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.One county is listening to their concerns. -
Private Choice Program in Colorado Beats State Graduation Rate
Opinion -A Denver-based nonprofit group has proven school choice works. -
Florida Expands Corporate K-12 Tax Credit Program
Opinion -Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has approved a measure expanding the state’s corporate income tax credit K-12 scholarship program for poor, underachieving kids to include insurance companies. The bill had strong bipartisan support. -
Indiana Joins Growing List of School Choice States
Opinion -An eleventh-hour budget crunch put Indiana’s new tax credit program over the finish line, but school choice supporters say successful team-building efforts ensured the result.On June 30, Indiana Gov. -
Income Redistribution Is Key Part of Cap-and-Trade Bill
Opinion -If the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy bill now in the Senate becomes law, we will have willingly created a situation where the United States experiences net job losses and at the same time exports “carbon leakage,” where domestic carbon -
Criticism of the Fed Grows as Obama Seeks More Powers
Opinion -For most of his congressional career, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has been trying to persuade lawmakers to support audits of the Federal Reserve, and until this year he has gotten almost nowhere. -
Florida’s Crist Breaks No New Taxes Pledge
Opinion -Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has come under withering fire for violating a “no new taxes” pledge he made when he ran for governor in 2007.The governor, now running for retiring Republican U.S. -
San Francisco County Assessor’s Tax Proposal Draws Fire
Opinion -San Francisco County Assessor Phil Ting (D) has launched a statewide effort to revise a provision of California’s Proposition 13, a state law voters approved more than 30 years ago to limit property taxes in the Golden State. -
Calif. IOUs Show Damage of Overspending
Opinion -California began issuing IOUs in July because the state government cannot pay its bills. The IOUs are to mature in October and pay an annualized interest rate of 3.75 percent.