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  • The Case for the Flat Tax

    Published December 5, 2007
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    A simpler, fairer, and flatter tax system would reduce or eliminate many of these problems and lead to more economic growth, many analysts believe.

  • Solving the Freight Rail Transportation Bottleneck

    Published November 15, 2007
    By Wendell Cox
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    This Heartland Policy Study by transportation expert Wendell Cox describes how to prevent a freight rail bottleneck in the U.S.

  • No Child Left Behind – The Debate Over Reauthorization

    Published October 15, 2007
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    Across the country, school is back in session. Will No Child Left Behind (NCLB) be re-enrolled? NCLB was initiated in 2001 with bipartisan support and was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002.

  • Evidence-Based Medicine

    Published October 15, 2007
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    The relationship between doctors and their patients is very special.

  • Wind Energy

    Published October 3, 2007
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    Kermit the Frog said “it’s not easy being green.” But Kermit didn’t know how easy it would be to appear green.

  • Economic Markets and Political Markets

    Published September 18, 2007
    By James L. Johnston
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    Economist Jim Johnston explains the differences between political markets, such as the one created for trading sulfur dioxide emissions, and real markets, such as futures markets for natural gas.

  • School Choice: The Findings

    Published August 28, 2007
    By Herbert J. Walberg (1937 – 2023)
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    School Choice: The Findings is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey available summarizing the research on charter schools, vouchers, and public versus private school effectiveness.

  • Merit Pay

    Published July 12, 2007
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    As an elected official, you know the level at which you perform your duties is the final point of judgment used in determining whether or not you keep your job.

  • Federal Excise Tax on Tobacco

    Published July 5, 2007
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    What does children’s health insurance have to do with tobacco tax? That is the question some policymakers are asking as new revenue is sought for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

  • Gasoline Prices

    Published June 28, 2007
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    This summer, gasoline prices continue to climb- in some areas, to nearly $4 per gallon.

  • Virtual Schools

    Published June 28, 2007
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    New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with family and friends. The Internet, as they say, “changes everything.

  • Medicaid Reform

    Published June 13, 2007
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    Between 1970 and 2002 government expenditures on health care rose by 690 percent, and if current trends hold, by the year 2050 those expenditures will account for one-third of U.S. gross domestic product.

  • 10 Principles of Health Care Policy

    Published June 2, 2007
    By Joseph Bast
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    This booklet is designed to help state legislators find solutions to health care problems by first identifying their causes and true extent--which often are not as they are reported in newspaper stories or touted by special interest groups--and then by

  • Modernizing Insurance Regulation

    Published May 31, 2007
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    The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 ushered in the current era of state regulation of the insurance industry.

  • Special-Needs Vouchers

    Published May 30, 2007
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    This collection of articles explores how special-needs vouchers are a better way of providing children with physical and mental disability the quality education they deserve.

  • Charter Schools

    Published May 16, 2007
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    Those concerned with reforming America’s public education system are compelled by three goals: parents want their children to receive a quality education, educators want the tools and flexibility to teach, and school boards and governments demand

  • State Children’s Health Insurance Program

    Published May 8, 2007
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    Created in 1997, SCHIP provides health insurance coverage for families with too much income to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough income to afford private insurance.

  • State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

    Published May 2, 2007
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    Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 to provide a safety net for children whose parents could not afford private health insurance.

  • Subprime Lending

    Published April 25, 2007
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    Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending.

  • Subprime Lending

    Published April 25, 2007
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    Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending.

  • Ethanol

    Published April 19, 2007
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    Ethanol and other biofuels increasingly are becoming controversial. Supporters of ethanol cite its potential to decrease our dependence on oil from the Mideast while also providing a cleaner and cheaper fuel alternative for consumers.

  • Excise Taxes – Focus on Michigan’s Liquor Taxes

    Published April 11, 2007
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    Alcohol, beer, tobacco, and other items have become big targets of tax-hiking lawmakers in recent years.

  • No. 112 The Consumer Benefits of Video Franchise Reform in Illinois

    Published April 4, 2007
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    Illinois has the opportunity to join a growing number of states that have streamlined the process of competitive entry into cable TV markets by giving the state the authority to grant a video franchise to a new entrant seeking to launch service anywhere

  • The Great Lakes Compact

    Published March 29, 2007
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    Some environmental groups champion the Great Lakes Compact as an important way to protect water resources in the region. However, they overlook the compact’s profound negative impact on business and residents.

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