John LaPlante
Monday, April 23, 2007Going Back to First PrinciplesWhat should we expect of government? Filed As: GeneralCost-benefit analysis is a useful tool in constructing public policy. But some even more fundamental points need to be kept in mind. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy has started an educational campaign that talks about this idea. The campaign is called more »»
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Thursday, April 26, 2007Charter School Advocates ConveneFiled As: Education (k-12)Even though the charter school idea has been around for 15 years, it still faces foot-dragging and opposition, not to mention misunderstanding. This point came home as I read a short write up from the more »»
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Thursday, April 26, 2007Charter School Expansion in ArkansasOne small victory for competition and choice Filed As: Education (k-12)The policy environment for charter schools ranges across the states from fairly favorable to suspicious and hostile. In Arkansas, the outlook for charter schools got a little bit better. The Arkansas Policy Foundation reports in a memo (not online) that the ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007Smart Billionaries Make Dumb Choice$60 Million to do More of the Same Filed As: Education (k-12)With public education now spending more money than the Pentagon and still delivering suboptimal results, you might think that two guys with a lot of money to throw around would call for some major changes. Sadly, such is not the case. Eli Broad and Bill Gates have announced that together their ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007A Doctor at a Grocery Store Near You400 clinics to open in Wal-Mart stores Filed As: Health CareI'm going to the store for some paint, a pair of jeans, and ... a blood test. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced that contractors will open up to 2,000 medical clinics inside Wal-Mart stores over the next 7 years. The retailer has hosted ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007One Step Towards HillaryCareFiled As: Health CareIt's a common theme among conservatives to mock liberal plans for government by saying "It's for the children." The inside joke is that an expansion of government can be rationalized, in the liberal mind, by an appeal to children. But sometimes the joke is close to the truth. An ... more »»
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Monday, April 23, 2007Use of HSAs is GrowingEnrollment in consumer-directed accounts up 40 percent Filed As: Health CareThough HSAs still represent a small part of the market, they are growing substantially. In January of 2007, 4.5 million Americans were enrolled in an HSA. That's up 1.3 million (or 40 percent) from the year before. This information comes from a survey conducted by more »»
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Monday, April 23, 2007Where Does Your Tax Money Go?Transparency databases moving forward Filed As: Budget and TaxThe idea of an online, searchable database ("Google Government") is catching on. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation notes that one ... more »»
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Friday, April 20, 2007Legislative Honesty? "When We Win, We Take Your Money"Filed As: Budget and TaxEfforts to raise the taxing power of government are usually rationalized by some high-minded rhetoric. But once in a while, the pretty language is discarded, and in its place comes the admission that raw political power will be used for self-enrichment. Such is reported to be the case in Minnesota, ... more »»
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Thursday, April 19, 2007You Say You Want a Revolution?AOL Founder Launches Health Care Site Filed As: Health CareIf we are ever to move from a bureaucratic, third-payer managed approach to health care, consumers are going to have to take more initiative--and become more informed. Steve Case, the founder of AOL, a service which brought Internet service to the masses, has entered the health care information ... more »»
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