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Wednesday, April 30, 2008The High Cost of Alabama's Higher EducationFiled As: Education (higher)Alabama's Legislature is one roll call away from providing a tax break to Alabama families who save for their children's college expenses. Legislation is pending in the Alabama Senate that would provide a tax deduction for families making a contribution of up to $5,000 per year to either of ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Never File an Insurance ClaimBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSo much of our discussion on health revolves around insurance. But Ari Armstrong and his wife have a different vision for insurance: "Our goal is to never need to make an insurance claim." Why? One reason is that ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Is the New Anthem Off-Key?If I were writing WellPoint's new California ads, they'd look different By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareFor reasons best known to its executives, Indianapolis' WellPoint, owner of Blue Cross of California, has recently decided to re-name itself Anthem Blue Cross. How this will help it address the snares and more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Shining Some Light on School FundingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)How much does your local school district spend each year? How much debt does it have, and how do those two numbers compare with other districts in the state? In most cases, the information is out there, if you look. But it can take quite a while to find. more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Congressmen Debate Health CareRep. Shadegg has some common sense ideas By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareA bipartisan group of Congressmen met in Cincinnati on Monday to debate health care reform. The Republicans pushed tax credits to cover the uninsured while the Democrats stressed an expansion of ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Cutting the Budget GapBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxWith many states on track to spend more than they're taking in, the work of state-focused groups to find ways of making government smarter and smaller are more needed than ever. The latest example comes from Maine, ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008Preserve Natural Resources by Placing them in the MarketBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Economic principles, EnvironmentGood market-oriented groups (and really, anyone who has paid attention) will tell you that the way to preserve a natural resource is to make sure that some people can profit from it. So for example, one way to ensure that there's a population of elephants around is to make sure that people in Africa ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008$17,620 for Family Coverage, at Taxpayer ExpenseBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWondering how you're going to pay for the high cost of insurance? Here's one way: get elected to the Rhode Island legislature. Membership in the part-time body (meeting no more than 6 months this year) earned legislators a ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008Too Fat to Fire?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute notes that some municipalities have banned discrimination against fat people. Consider the several levels of absurdity. First, a majority of Americans are ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008Cities and States Usurping Federal LawBy Merrill Matthews, Jr.Filed As: Health CareFederal law severely limits state and local efforts to pass sweeping health care reform legislation. But a case now being reviewed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, regarding a San Francisco law that forces employers to provide health insurance or pay the city an assessment, could change all of ... more »»
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