John LaPlante
Tuesday, August 26, 2008Is the Free Market Perfect?By John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralIs the free market perfect? No, says David Strom, president of the Minnesota Free Market Institute. But it works well enough, and it beats the alternatives.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008Single-Payer: The Rest of the StoryBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareOur current way of financing health care isn't perfect, and it could certainly use some fixes. But as we can learn from other nations, the solution isn't to go down the road of government control. Check out BigHealthGov.org. It has testimonials from ... more »»
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Thursday, August 28, 2008Medicaid and Separation of Powers in MississippiBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour continues to tussle with the Legislature over his plan to fund Medicaid by raising taxes on hospitals. In a court document, one legislator invoked an argument based on the separation of powers:
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008California to Commuters: No Cars for YouBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentIt's been said that if the opposite of "pro" is "con," then the opposite of "progress" must be "Congress." The California Senate is doing a fine job of emulating that dictum. The Reason Foundation looks at a piece of land-use legislation in California, ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Is College Worth the Cost?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (higher)Walter E. Williams asks whether college is worth the cost, given the unprepared nature of many of today's students. Close to half (45%) of college freshmen never graduate; only a quarter of students who took the ACT ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Pennsylvania Could be a TrendsetterBy John LaPlanteFiled As: TransportationPennsylvania, like most states, has a lot of roads and bridges in need of repair. One possible funding source is to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It might be done through a $12.8 billion deal, which the Wall Street Journal reported on yesterday. The Commonwealth Foundation has a write up of the ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008A Double Requirement for Tax IncreasesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxI've heard of various ways of limiting tax increases, ranging from Prop 13 to Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights. But Under the "double majority" rule, ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008The Latest on the UninsuredBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of uninsured people in the country went down slightly from 2006 to 2007, dropping from 47 million to 45.7 million. Here are a few other items from the ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Better than a Patients' Bill of RightsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWhat a great deal it is to be in the government racket: Enact a solution to fix a problem. The solution creates more problems. Then call for a new solution to address the new problem that you've created. I thought of this when I read of a story about the desire of some in Ohio to enact a ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Cashing in on Energy CreditsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, EnvironmentOregon businesses are rushing to cash in on the state's tax credits for green initiatives, says Jeff Alan of the Cascade Policy Institute.
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