John LaPlante
Friday, February 9, 2007Thou Shalt Not Steal. That Means You, Too.Filed As: GeneralWhile references to the Bible are used to justify laws on abortion, expanded welfare programs, and progressive income tax rates, there's one biblical principle that we could stand to hear about more often: keep your hands to yourself. Forest Thigpen, president of the more »»
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Thursday, February 8, 2007Enable the DisabledFiled As: Education (k-12)Good ideas in policy often take second place to institutional interests. One obvious place where this occurs is in education. The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions identifies the education of special needs students as one area within education where this problem is obvious. Due to a ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007Price Controls for Prescription Drugs?Government Purchases of Physician Services Already Paves the Way Filed As: Health CareSome people think that the government could negotiate even lower prices. But the government doesn’t "negotiate." It simply imposes price controls—just as it more »»
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Monday, February 5, 2007Unpaid Medical Leave to Get More Expensive?Washington State Proposal: Paid Leave Filed As: Employment, Health CareIncrementalism is a key political tactic, and it's being used, once again, to promote a European-style social health and welfare system. In 1993, the Federal Leave and Medical Act (FMLA) inserted the federal government, once again, into the workplace. It requires "large" companies to ... more »»
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Thursday, February 1, 2007Virtual Field TripsBroadband Promotes New Opportunities Filed As: Education (k-12)Innovation transforms every part of our life, but schooling lags behind. As USA Today reports, though, some schools are taking students on virtual field trips. One in four schools have videoconference ... more »»
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007Tax Cuts for the Privileged?"Lowering Taxes Isn't What This Is About" Filed As: Budget and TaxStates have plenty of excess money, but do you think they would give taxpayers a refund? Fat chance, unless you're one of the privileged few. No, this isn't a rant against across-the-board tax cuts that, by simple mathematical truth, mean that the rich will get more money ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007Replicating the Massachusetts Plan?Maryland Public Policy Institute Reviews It Filed As: Health CareWill the Romney plan work? Marc Kilmer takes it for a spin in his report Mandating Health Insurance: Would the Massachusetts Plan Work For Maryland? (PDF).Kilmer reviews the four elements of the Massachusetts plan: a ... more »»
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Sunday, January 28, 2007California DreamingSchwarzenegger Plan Would Soak Rest of U.S. Filed As: Health CareThe Governator has an insurance plan for California. But should residents buy what he's selling? Actually, the question reaches beyond California. For as Michael Canon says, "if you look closely at how the program will be funded, it becomes clear that [Governor Arnold] Schwarzenegger wants ... more »»
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Sunday, January 28, 2007Maine's Dirigo Plan: Not Quite Universal CoverageGoal for First Year: 31,000; Reality: 12,153 Filed As: Health CareMaine set off the recent round of "put everyone into insurance" frenzy that the states are engaged in. Arnold King points to an AP story that tells us that things haven't quiet worked out that ... more »»
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Sunday, January 28, 2007Pennsylvania Plan Wrong Idea"Governmentizing" Health Care? Filed As: Health CareSuddenly, governors everywhere want "universal coverage." But the plans are not worthy of universal admiration. Take, for example, the "Prescription for Pennsylvania." Nathan A. Benefield, writing for the Commonwealth Foundation, takes issue with the plan in more »»
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