John LaPlante
Monday, August 13, 2007Tax-Eating Chambers of CommerceFiled As: Budget and TaxOne commonly held belief about politics is that business groups oppose the growth of government. The truth is quite the opposite, however. The Oklahoma Council of Public recently published an article by Stephen Moore, who argues that "many chambers of commerce on the state" have become ... more »»
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Thursday, August 9, 2007Part-time Legislator, Full-Time PensionFiled As: Budget and TaxIt's good to be king. It may even be good enough to be a part-time politician. Kentucky's government is $12 billion behind where it should be in funding its pensions. Promises made outstrip current funding. Jim Waters, director of policy and communications for the more »»
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Thursday, August 9, 2007Why Not Freedom?Filed As: Health CareHere's a blog you should be looking at in the health care debate: Cato-at-liberty. While the blog covers many different topics, you can look at just health care if you'd like. It is a proponent of the Anti-Universal ... more »»
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Monday, August 20, 2007Bridge Failure and Political FailureRush to raise taxes may be pointless Filed As: Budget and Tax, Events, TransportationWhile officials are still looking for the last body presumed to be in the Mississippi River after the collapse of the I-35W bridge, talk in Minnesota is how much--or perhaps whether--the gas tax will be increased. In a special column I wrote for the Minneapolis-based more »»
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Friday, August 10, 2007Taking the Voter Out of the LoopShould an unelected board set budgets? Filed As: Education (k-12)No taxation without representation political patronage! How's that for a rallying cry? Earlier this year, advocates of the education establishment in Ohio proposed a constitutional amendment that would drastically change the way that schools are governed—and strip the General ... more »»
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Friday, August 10, 2007Socialism in One IndustryFiled As: Health CareThe hard left of the Democratic Party gathered recently at the YearlyKos convention in Chicago. A recent post on the subject at Powerlineblog points to the significance of health care policy: "Moreover, in the absence of any serious interest in promoting socialism (more »»
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007The UAW and Self-Inflicted WoundsFiled As: Health CareThe president of the United Auto Workers wants government to take over health care, saying that American companies cannot compete with Japanese companies who foist their insurance burdens off on the Japanese government. Reasonable? Not quite. Start with the obvious problem of getting government into ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007Ask Less, Pay LessFiled As: Budget and TaxFor various reasons, property taxes get the most public attention out of all taxes. Andrea Neal, an adjunct scholars with the Indiana Policy Review, has plenty of reason to pay attention. Her mortgage company estimated that the taxes on her property ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007Policy PodcastsFiled As: GeneralPolicy talk isn't just about the written word anymore. Several state-focused free-market organizations now offer podcasts. I'll start with one I overlooked the first time, Buckeye Voices is produced by the Ohio-based more »»
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007Will Blog for Health InsuranceFiled As: Health CareThe right-leaning blogosphere is filled with snark over a plan by lefty bloggers to form a union. Let me pile on. USA Today tells the story: "In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to more »»
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