John LaPlante
Thursday, June 14, 2007Will You Pay for UAW Benefits?Union demands taxpayer bailout Filed As: Health CareWill the U.S. be driven to a single-payer health care system before the Big 3 automakers are driven into bankruptcy? It's no surprise that General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have been slouching towards bankruptcy, or at least national irrelevance, for nearly 40 years. The reasons are many, with ... more »»
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Thursday, June 14, 2007If You Want it, You Must Ask FirstVictory for freedom of association, speech Filed As: Education (k-12), Employment, GeneralThe U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that states may forbid unions from taking money without asking, at least from non-members who (still) have to pay a fee for collective bargaining expenses. more »»
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Thursday, June 14, 2007Zero Gravity, Zero GovernmentA space for the private sector in space Filed As: General, PrivatizationEvery so often, I receive a Sharper Image catalog, which pitches interesting (if overpriced) goods. The most recent edition is no exception. Though its titled "Father's Day 2007," it offers something that beats yet another tie or barbeque apron: more »»
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Thursday, June 14, 2007Filling the GapsFiled As: Health CareWhen one government program just isn't generous enough ... build another. On the federal level, we have Medicare, which (allegedly) serves everyone on the basis of age. States are free to step in and offer additional programs. Alaska has more »»
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007Lower the Cost of Health Care ... by Taxing Hospitals?Filed As: Health CareThere's a proposal in Wisconsin to address the problem of cost-shifting. When hospitals are lowballed by Medicaid, they raise prices to everyone else, which makes health care more expensive for people who already have insurance. So Wisconsin is going to make health care cheaper for those folks by ... ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007Government Miscues--Higher Private CostsFiled As: Health CareStates offer Medicaid (with no fiscal discipline), expand it to the middle class, low-ball health care providers, which all leads to ... higher costs for everyone else, dropped coverage, calls for expanding Medicaid, and .... Repeat. The more »»
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Monday, June 11, 2007Free MedsFiled As: Health CareInformation is power. And it's also the key to useful prescription drugs. The Honolulu Advertiser discusses a health fair last week that could lead people to free or deeply discounted ... more »»
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Monday, June 11, 2007The Feeding Frenzy BeginsFiled As: Budget and Tax, GeneralThe Harrisburg Patriot-News reports on the feeding frenzy that is taking place in the Pennsylvania capitol, as groups plead their case for taxpayer money. Senior citizens were buoyed by Beach Boys ... more »»
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Monday, June 11, 2007Trouble Right Here in River CityState law prohibits pool playing by minors Filed As: GeneralRemember the musical and film The Music Man? A con man sells a small town on its dangerous plight: "Ya got trouble, my friend, right here, I say, trouble right here in River City. ... Trouble with a capital "T," And that rhymes with ... more »»
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Friday, June 8, 2007Where Does Your Education Dollar Go?Mackinac report traces path of $12,000 per student Filed As: Education (k-12)Did you know that your state may use as many as 30 different taxes and tax transfers to pay for public schools? With a rat's nest like that, it's difficult to get a global understanding of school finance. But the folks at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy have come ... more »»
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