Tuesday, July 1, 2008

We're Number One! 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Budget and Tax

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation notes that the state of Washington, which has already had the highest gas tax in the nation, has increased the gap between it and the second most heavily-taxed state.

• posted by John LaPlante
• 5:53 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Health Insurance Pools 

By Merrill Matthews, Jr.

Filed As:  Health Care

One public-policy challenge is to find a way to provide coverage to the uninsurable without destroying the individual health insurance market. High-risk pools are one way, as I discussed in a recent op-ed published by the Washington ... more »»

• posted by Merrill Matthews
• 10:55 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Massachusetts Plan Facing Problems 

USA Today latest to report on the issue

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

With the news coverage over the first anniversary of the Massachusetts Plan, the fact that cost overruns are a huge problem for it is receiving a lot of play. USA Today is the latest newspaper to focus on this ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 9:39 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Cameras at the Traffic Light 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Budget and Tax, General

Red-light cameras: Public safety or sneaky tax increase? The Buckeye Institute addresses the question in its Buckeye Voices podcast.

• posted by John LaPlante
• 8:13 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

NJ Embraces "Universal Coverage" 

Insuring children mandated by state

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

New Jersey is the latest state to jump on the universal care bandwagon:

The fundamental aspect of the plan is the expansion of the state's HMO-style health care program FamilyCare to ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 11:25 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

AMA Supports Tax Changes to Promote Insurance 

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

The American Medical Association was one of the first major organizations, under the leadership of then-president Dr. Stormy Johnson, to see the wisdom of refundable tax credits to help the uninsured purchase health insurance. Over time, the AMA passed a number of follow-on recommendations to support the ... more »»

• posted by Grace-Marie Turner
• 7:27 am
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

High Gas Prices? Blame the Politicians 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Environment

Gary Palmer, of the Alabama Policy Institute, says Cussin' at the pump won't fix the problem. Instead, blame the politicians who have locked up U.S. oil and gas reserves.

Alabama, to its credit, does allow ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 6:57 am
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