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Consumer Power Report #99
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
British Court Rules ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Represents Partisan Political Views
Opinion -On October 2, 2007 a British court found Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, to be politically biased, and it ruled teachers must warn students of that bias before showing the film. -
Media Statement: Experts Say Drug Re-importation Kills New Drug Discovery
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - October 9, 2007) When President George W. Bush signed the "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" on September 27, left unresolved was whether the ban on importing foreign prescription drugs should be lifted. -
Medical Expert Opposes Proposed Federal Restrictions on Anemia Drugs
Opinion -(CHICAGO, October 5, 2007) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which pays the bills and writes the regulations for Medicare and Medicaid, has proposed new guidelines under which it will not in some circumstances pay for use of drugs -
Tax-free Internet Access Might End November 1
Opinion -(CHICAGO - October 5, 2007) If the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) is not extended, consumers may pay taxes to access the Internet this fall. -
Economic Markets and Political Markets
Opinion -Former Tribune editor and publisher, Jack Fuller, has described two markets for energy. One is political and the other is economic. He correctly describes how political markets often add substantial counterproductive costs on the energy markets. -
Experts Support President’s Veto of SCHIP
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - October 5, 2007) On October 3, President George W. Bush vetoed a $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) approved by Congress the week before. -
Chilly Reception for Debate Offer
Opinion -Seven hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money to spend to try to get someone to talk to you and not get an answer. -
Internet Access Taxes Will Harm the Poor and Small Businesses
Opinion -If Congress allows a federal ban on Internet access taxes to expire on Nov. 1, Americans should brace for skyrocketing prices to cover taxes on Internet services (“Clash over Internet access tax heats up,” September 27). -
Tennessee Smokers Are Under Duress
Opinion -Tom Humphrey captured the angst of Tennessee smokers now being targeted by Department of Revenue agents for buying cheaper cigarettes in neighboring states (“Cigarette Surveillance Program Begins Today,” September 27). -
Soaking Smokers to Fund Child Health Insurance Is All Wet
Opinion -Coverage of the latest partisan deliberations on Capitol Hill about children’s health insurance reveals the futility of expecting sound public policy to emerge from purely political processes (“House Passes Children’s Health -
Schools Lower Standards to Show Progress
Opinion -No Child Left Behind has increased the federal government’s involvement in K-12 education, but at least in its current form it keeps faith with federalism by permitting states to set their own standards and adopt their own tests. -
Congress Taxing Poor People for Middle-Class Votes
Opinion -Richard Wolf captures the essence of political pandering to parents and children of the middle class (“House Passes Kid’s Insurance Bill Despite Veto Threat,” September 26). -
Technologists Misinformed on Global Warming
Opinion -Sascha Segan should stay focused on technology and steer clear of politics and ideology. His October column, “Reduce, Reuse, That’s It,” demonstrates a woeful ignorance of environmental policy issues. -
Spilt Milk, Anchor Babies, High Grocery Bills
Opinion -As we cry over spilt milk and “anchor babies” separated from undocumented parents who are deported, maybe some tears should be shed for our American agriculture policies which subsidize milk production and regulate dairy prices (“A Bust -
Help Mineral Consumers: Deep-Six the Sea Law Treaty
Opinion -The Wall Street Journal announced on August 22 that “U.S. Resistance to Sea Treaty Thaws.” That is bad news, not good news. -
SCHIP Needs to Focus on Children
Opinion -“Schip Legislation: Not good enough” (Sept. 26) fails to address what reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program actually means. -
Consumer Power Report #98
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
City Governments Scrap Universal WiFi
Opinion -It should be no surprise that many city governments are giving up plans for government-run universal WiFi service. (USA Today, Sept. 21). -
Retailer Misses Job Targets Again
Opinion -For the second year in a row, outdoor retailer Cabela's missed job targets set by its performance contracts with the state of Texas. -
Destroying the Rationale for Government Growth
Opinion -Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't by John Lott Regnery Publishing, Inc. (June 4, 2007) 256 pages, hardcover ISBN 596985062, $27. -
Economic Choices Have Long-Term Consequences
Opinion -Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't Die Barry Asmus AmeriPress, 2006 365 pages, $44. -
Science Refutes Fla. Governor’s Climate Alarmism
Opinion -While Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) faces growing opposition to his plans to force greenhouse gas restrictions on Florida citizens, science is calling into question the primary reasons Crist uses to justify his expensive restrictions. -
Louisiana Fails to Approve School Choice Measures
Opinion -Though Louisiana legislators tried to give tax deductions to parents who want to enroll their children in private schools, their efforts fizzled this summer after one bill was vetoed and another was voted down.
