Privatization
Wednesday, September 16, 2009I'll Be Watching YouBy John LaPlanteFiled As: PrivatizationMaybe this next item tells us that we have little to fear from more government in health care, since we're already being watched. Or maybe it tells us something else. The Los Angeles Times says that California has ... more »»
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Monday, July 27, 2009Stopping the Revolving Door in CorrectionsBy Christian SchneiderFiled As: Budget and Tax, PrivatizationWith the recently passed Wisconsin state budget including a provision to allow some felons out of prison early in order to save the state money, the manner in which the state funds corrections has become a hot topic. Today, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a new report by Kate Mize, ... more »»
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Monday, May 18, 2009Private Care, Better CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: PrivatizationWant to see how getting government out of health care improves it? The James Madison Institute points to the case of a mental hospital in Florida that the state privatized. Leonard Gilroy and Anthony Randazzo tell what happened (PDF) ... more »»
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Friday, August 1, 2008Markets Always Outperform Bureaucratic ManagersBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Economic principles, General, Health Care, PrivatizationRichard Epstein and David Hyman address the futility of regulatory efforts by governments to control health costs. After analyzing the deficiencies in expansion of government control over the health sector, they conclude that no ... more »»
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Monday, June 2, 2008Drink! The Public Good Depends on ItBy John LaPlanteFiled As: General, PrivatizationIt should be way too early in the morning to even talk about having a drink, but the Commonwealth Foundation says that at least one legislator in Pennsylvania wants state government to divest itself of liquor ... more »»
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Friday, April 17, 2009Get in the Game!By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Economic principles, Events, General, Health Care, Information Technology, Municipal Services, PrivatizationWe're looking for creative submissions around questions like whether government is the best way to expand health coverage and whether health care in other countries is indeed better than in the U.S., as we hear so often. We offer a more »»
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Thursday, March 5, 2009Using the Private Sector to Rescue Mental Health CareFiled As: Health Care, PrivatizationStates would do well to make more use of public-private partnerships in providing mental health treatment, says Leonard C. Gilroy, a senior fellow at the Thomas Jefferson Institute. In a commentary (more »»
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Thursday, September 11, 2008Should Citizens Pay for Other's Play?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, PrivatizationSome of the least essential of government services involve recreational services such as golf courses and ski areas. While golf and skiing can be healthy and enjoyable pursuits, ... more »»
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Thursday, September 11, 2008Opportunities through CompetitionBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, PrivatizationLook at the web site for just about any organization dedicated to government finance and officials, and you'll see story after sad story about how public budgets are under a squeeze from rising demands and falling revenues. In these times, public leaders ought to take advantage of the tools that ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008For Wall Street Journal, Lightning Strikes TwiceFiled As: Economic principles, Health Care, PrivatizationThere are two editorials in last week's Wall Street Journal that discuss and highlight the proper solutions (read: abolish needless government regulations) to the worsening health care situation in the ... more »»
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