Opinion
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Global Warming Alarmists Disregard Temperature Predictions
Opinion -Regarding “Ocean study sounds another alarm on global warming” (May 18), it is ironic how we are always told that “a new study shows global warming is worse than previously thought,” yet even global warming alarmists continually -
Cable TV and Phone Calls Are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods, Study Finds
Opinion -A new study produced by a team of researchers from The Heartland Institute and Beacon Hill Institute finds taxes and fees imposed on cable TV and telephone subscribers are twice as high as the average sales tax on other products. -
Taxes and Fees on Communication Services – 59 City Tables
Opinion -Cable television and telephone subscribers pay hefty taxes and fees on these services, while Internet access is largely untaxed. The burden on telephone and cable subscribers in 59 cities for which complete data are available is 13.40 percent. -
NASA’s Top Official Questions Global Warming
Opinion -NASA administrator Michael Griffin is drawing the ire of his agency’s preeminent climate scientists after apparently downplaying the need to combat global warming. -
Automakers Abandon Scientific Proof
Opinion -Regarding “Automakers try to salvage victory from climate defeat” (May 3), any inclination by automakers to abandon sound science and “buy a seat at the table” by supporting carbon dioxide restrictions is a classic example of the so-called “prisoners’ -
Taxes and Fees on Communication Services: Talking Points
Opinion -Key Findings of Heartland Policy Study No. 113, Taxes and Fees on Communication Services: Taxes and fees imposed on cable TV and telephone subscribers are, on average, more than twice as high as taxes on other retail goods, 13.40 percent versus 6. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-6
Opinion -Thanks a Million-Plus The lawyers for the plaintiffs in a class-action case hit the jackpot before a Cook County Circuit Court judge in Chicago but were severely reprimanded, as was the defendant, by the judge in a companion case in North Carolina. -
Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Help Low-income Workers
Opinion -Dear Editor: With Congress hiking the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7. -
Heartland Institute Experts Take Issue with Democrats’ ‘Innovation Agenda’
Opinion -In late April, the U.S. House of Representatives took the first of many anticipated steps to implement the Democrats’ “Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness. -
Are You Paying Too Much in Telephone Taxes?
Opinion -Did you know the taxes you pay on a typical phone call are more than twice as high as the taxes you pay on most other goods? Depending on where you live, your phone taxes could even be higher than taxes on alcohol and tobacco products! -
Consumer Power Report #81
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 -
Bridge the Digital Divide: Cut Telecom Taxes
Opinion -Americans pay an astounding $37 billion a year in taxes, surcharges, and fees on cable TV, landline, and wireless phone calls. That translates to an average telecom tax of $250 a year from every household. -
More Trees May Not Offset Global Warming
Opinion -Regarding “A plant takes root: City to plant more than 100,000 trees” (April 28), Boston is behind the science regarding carbon sequestration. -
Climate Realist Invites Public Scrutiny
Opinion -The May 13 letter to the editor, “Don’t use lawyer to sell science,” summarizes the tone of last week’s global warming debate. -
Global Warming No Threat to Magnolia
Opinion -Dear Editor: The assertions by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) in “Report: Magnolia among state flowers threatened by global warming” (May 20) show the environmental activist agenda, which is completely detached from reality of the NWF. -
Walk-in Clinics a Viable Health Care Option
Opinion -Dear Editor: I was displeased with the May 7 article, “Doctors push law on clinics in stores.” It is unfortunate that another consumer-driven health care innovation is being demonized by doctors as not providing “quality care. -
A Common-Sense Solution to Drug Approval Delays
Opinion -Clearly, people have different preferences for risk-taking and unique health conditions--yet we are stuck with a one-size-fits-all Food and Drug Administration regulatory system. -
Scientific Data Support Climate Realism
Opinion -Regarding the May 9 article, “Doherty declares himself a global warming skeptic,” it is disappointing that the article failed to mention the science presented in the global warming debate. -
Natural Forces Influence Arctic Sea Ice Retreat
Opinion -Regarding "Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster, a Study Finds" (May 1), it should be noted the "study" does not report any new data, but merely gives its own interpretation of data freely available to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on -
Purchase Options Lessen Need for Fuel Efficiency Mandates
Opinion -Dear Editor: Regarding “Big fuel economy face-off looming” (May 9), why should I care what my neighbor drives? If I want to buy a car that gets 35 miles per gallon, I have plenty of options already available. -
Universal Build-out Requirements Hinder Competition
Opinion -Dear Editor: Thank you for your citation of The Heartland Institute’s report in your May 15 editorial on the benefits of franchise reform. Indeed, if House Bill 1500 passes, Illinois consumers will see more competition faster. -
A Chance for Indianapolis
Opinion -Indianapolis growing faster than San Diego? Yes, it's true--people are moving into Indianapolis and out of San Diego. Recent U.S. -
Consumer Power Report #80
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 -
400,000 Leave Chicago Area in Just Six Years
Opinion -The latest Bureau of the Census estimates are out and the news for Chicago is not good. According to Census data released in March, the Chicago metropolitan area lost 4.5 percent of its population to internal migration between 2000 and 2006.
