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A Tax on Ride Sharing Companies Hurts Working People Most
“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases,” said Ronald Reagan, “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Uber and Lyft are on the move. And guess what? Government tax collectors are hot ...
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New Polling Shows Free Market Ideas Still Hold Sway in Liberal California
The first weeks of 2019 have been dominated by the push from emboldened Sacramento liberals to enact measures increasing our tax burden, imposing new regulations on employers, and taking away some of our personal freedom. Most observers argue, based on the massive 2018 Democrat victories, that voters were giving a ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Bad Laws Cause California’s Homeless Crisis
Ben Smithwick – Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis This latest video by John Stossel echoes what PRI’s Kerry Jackson has studied and written about extensively in recent months – well-intentioned laws are exacerbating the state’s housing and homeless crises. As the video concludes, we must unleash the power of free ...
California
California’s Carbon Fixation Allows Lawmakers to Avoid Hard Choices
Sacramento hasn’t yet outlawed gasoline- and diesel-driven automobiles. But it’s on the agenda. In the meantime, the state remains committed to former Gov. Jerry Brown’s goal of flooding California roads with zero-emissions vehicles. The transition, of course, won’t be free. In fact, it could cost as much as $14 billion. ...
Commentary
Arizona Patients Should Welcome Medicaid Work Requirements
Arizona just received the Trump Administration’s go-ahead to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. Under the policy, able-bodied enrollees between the ages of 19 and 49 will have to spend 80 hours a month working, attending school, or giving back to their community in some way. Arizona will be the eighth state ...
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Will Lawmakers Ever Be Held to Account For Their Legislative Malpractice?
California continues to rank last, or so near the bottom that it makes no difference, in quality-of-life lists, and it’s not quite clear if the news has made it to Sacramento yet. Because there are no efforts being made to turn things around. Instead, it seems the majority of lawmakers ...
California
How Gavin Newsom Could Earn the Title of Best Governor in California History
Edmund G. “Pat” Brown was the best governor California has ever had, many would argue. Free-market economist Art Laffer says Pat’s son Jerry was “one of the best.” Still others would name Earl Warren as the greatest. New Gov. Gavin Newsom would surpass them all, though, if he would complete ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Welcome to Change
This week, PRI is celebrating National School Choice Week with the release of our new mini-documentary, “Welcome to Change”. The film profiles Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, which serves students battling significant adversity – violence, poverty, broken homes, even homelessness. Watch the movie and you’ll ...
Charter Schools
PRI Releases “Welcome to Change” School Choice Documentary on Groundbreaking SF School Serving At-Risk Youth
As California celebrates National School Choice Week (week of January 20-26), the Pacific Research Institute today released a new mini-documentary called “Welcome to Change,” showing the power of charter schools to get even the most troubled youths on the path to lead healthy, productive lives. “Charter schools give the flexibility ...
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Yet Again, Government Intrudes On Private Matters, Puts A Boot On Charitable Activity
There is a long tradition of food sharing in California. It’s been called by its practitioners an “unregulated gift of compassion” for the hungry. For decades, however, this peaceful, voluntary act was illegal across the state unless participating groups registered for and received food-service permits, which, the East Bay Express ...
A Tax on Ride Sharing Companies Hurts Working People Most
“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases,” said Ronald Reagan, “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Uber and Lyft are on the move. And guess what? Government tax collectors are hot ...
New Polling Shows Free Market Ideas Still Hold Sway in Liberal California
The first weeks of 2019 have been dominated by the push from emboldened Sacramento liberals to enact measures increasing our tax burden, imposing new regulations on employers, and taking away some of our personal freedom. Most observers argue, based on the massive 2018 Democrat victories, that voters were giving a ...
What We’re Watching – Bad Laws Cause California’s Homeless Crisis
Ben Smithwick – Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis This latest video by John Stossel echoes what PRI’s Kerry Jackson has studied and written about extensively in recent months – well-intentioned laws are exacerbating the state’s housing and homeless crises. As the video concludes, we must unleash the power of free ...
California’s Carbon Fixation Allows Lawmakers to Avoid Hard Choices
Sacramento hasn’t yet outlawed gasoline- and diesel-driven automobiles. But it’s on the agenda. In the meantime, the state remains committed to former Gov. Jerry Brown’s goal of flooding California roads with zero-emissions vehicles. The transition, of course, won’t be free. In fact, it could cost as much as $14 billion. ...
Arizona Patients Should Welcome Medicaid Work Requirements
Arizona just received the Trump Administration’s go-ahead to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. Under the policy, able-bodied enrollees between the ages of 19 and 49 will have to spend 80 hours a month working, attending school, or giving back to their community in some way. Arizona will be the eighth state ...
Will Lawmakers Ever Be Held to Account For Their Legislative Malpractice?
California continues to rank last, or so near the bottom that it makes no difference, in quality-of-life lists, and it’s not quite clear if the news has made it to Sacramento yet. Because there are no efforts being made to turn things around. Instead, it seems the majority of lawmakers ...
How Gavin Newsom Could Earn the Title of Best Governor in California History
Edmund G. “Pat” Brown was the best governor California has ever had, many would argue. Free-market economist Art Laffer says Pat’s son Jerry was “one of the best.” Still others would name Earl Warren as the greatest. New Gov. Gavin Newsom would surpass them all, though, if he would complete ...
What We’re Watching – Welcome to Change
This week, PRI is celebrating National School Choice Week with the release of our new mini-documentary, “Welcome to Change”. The film profiles Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, which serves students battling significant adversity – violence, poverty, broken homes, even homelessness. Watch the movie and you’ll ...
PRI Releases “Welcome to Change” School Choice Documentary on Groundbreaking SF School Serving At-Risk Youth
As California celebrates National School Choice Week (week of January 20-26), the Pacific Research Institute today released a new mini-documentary called “Welcome to Change,” showing the power of charter schools to get even the most troubled youths on the path to lead healthy, productive lives. “Charter schools give the flexibility ...
Yet Again, Government Intrudes On Private Matters, Puts A Boot On Charitable Activity
There is a long tradition of food sharing in California. It’s been called by its practitioners an “unregulated gift of compassion” for the hungry. For decades, however, this peaceful, voluntary act was illegal across the state unless participating groups registered for and received food-service permits, which, the East Bay Express ...
