Publications
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Ten Principles of Federal Tax Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -The power to tax is the most ubiquitous of all government powers. It reaches directly or indirectly to all classes of people, all industries, all elements of society. Taxes always place at least some burdens on business, individuals, and the economy. -
Research & Commentary: Advantages of Net Diversity
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Many economists and Web experts say a “non-neutral” Internet has a host of significant advantages. Network diversity encourages growth and variety of services and is a requirement for a host of exciting new technologies. -
No. 129 2010 State School Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -A Nation at Risk pointed out more than 25 years ago that the poor quality of public schools in the United States is a threat to the continuing prosperity of the country. -
The Patriot’s Toolbox
Publication -Books -Rarely have more people in the United States been so deeply concerned about the direction of their country as right now, in 2010. -
Higher Education in South Carolina: Cut Administrative Costs and Focus on Student Performance
Publication -Research and Commentaries -While South Carolinians can take pride in our state’s higher educational system, costs and tuition have skyrocketed in recent years, even as graduation rates remain below 40 percent. -
Analysis: New International Survey of Climate Scientists
Publication -Policy Briefs -In a September 2010 Heartland Institute Policy Brief, Heartland President Joseph Bast examines an international survey of climate scientists conducted by German scientists Dennis Bray and Hans von Storch, and finds scientific opinion to be deeply divided. -
No. 128 The Obamacare Disaster
Publication -Policy Studies -Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -
The Economic Impact of Regulating U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act
Publication -Policy Studies -The imposition of greenhouse gas permitting requirements on stationary sources will negatively impact U.S. investment, job growth and economic competitiveness during the next several years and beyond. -
The Obamacare Disaster
Publication -Books -Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Faith Insurance Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -All insurers of homes or cars reject at least some claims. Most rejections are because the claimant is simply not covered for the claim. Some result from strong suspicions—or even evidence—of fraud. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Faith Insurance Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -All insurers of homes or cars reject at least some claims. Most rejections are because the claimant is simply not covered for the claim. Some result from strong suspicions—or even evidence—of fraud. -
Ten Principles for Improved Business Climates
Publication -Legislative Principles -The “business climate” of a nation, state, or city refers to the combined effect on businesses of public policies, natural endowments, and other assets that affect business start-ups and profitability. -
Research & Commentary: Capital Gains Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The current capital gains tax rate of 15 percent is set to increase substantially at the end of the year as the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts sunset. -
Research & Commentary: Privatization
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The concept of privatization is relatively simple: a shifting of a government-provided service or aspects of it to a private business subject to the rigors of a competitive marketplace. -
Research & Commentary: Severability and Obamacare
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent hearings in Virginia regarding the commonwealth’s case against the individual health insurance mandate in President Barack Obama’s health care reform raised important questions hinging on the issue of constitutional severability. -
Research & Commentary: The Upcoming Dividend Tax Increase
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One tax hike set to take effect January 1, 2011 unless Congressional action is taken is a 164 percent increase in the tax on dividends. This would raise the top tax rate from 15 percent to 39. -
Research & Commentary: Virtual Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The movement toward e-learning is strong in many sectors of the U.S. economy. In higher education, for example, 3.9 million students were enrolled in online courses in 2007, an increase of 70 percent (1. -
The Parent Trigger: A Model for Transforming Education
Publication -Policy Briefs -The Parent Trigger is an innovation in education reform recently passed into law in California. -
The Real Cost of Network Neutrality
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On June 17, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski pushed through a 3-2 vote along party lines to begin his agency’s process of reclassifying broadband Internet access under a more restrictive regulatory regime known as Title II. -
Research & Commentary: Nutrition Information Overload
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the new requirements of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation concerns disclosure of nutrition information in restaurants — essentially a tactic designed to shame people into better eating habits. -
Why Regulate? New Applications of the ‘Johnston Test’
Publication -Policy Briefs -The following text is complete except for the omission of footnotes and two tables. -
Research & Commentary: VAT Will Increase Both Debt and Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A value-added tax (VAT) is a sales tax applied at each stage of production for a good or service, instead of only at the point of final sale. -
Research & Commentary: A Different Way to Budget
Publication -Research and Commentaries -States are beginning to turn away from baseline budgeting, a method that has proven ineffective in keeping the size of government to a responsible level. -
Research & Commentary: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) sweeping Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate, is both ambitious and controversial.