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Business & Economics
The Best States For Business And Careers
Utah lowered its corporate tax rate from 7% to 5% in 2008, to the delight of businesses. The rate is now one of the lowest in the country. The regulatory climate is also pro-business, with the Pacific Research Institute rating Utah second-best in the regulatory component of its U.S. Economic ...
Business & Economics
Conservative think tank says California spending too much
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pared nearly a billion dollars from the state budget, Democratic politicians and liberal groups cried foul and said they’d attempt to undo the cuts in health and social services when the Legislature returns to Sacramento in December. Whether the cuts will be restored, however, depends largely ...
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Speech: Washington Doesn’t Know Best: The Perils of Federal Control of Education
Lance T. Izumi delivered a speech on Federal control of education on October 6, 2010 at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, PA. Download a full transcript of the speech here. In order to appreciate the full dangers of the Obama administration’s attempt to centralize education policymaking and decisionmaking in Washington, ...
Business & Economics
Amending an end to out-of-control spending
If there’s anything that the vast majority of Americans can agree upon politically, it’s that federal spending is out of control. The federal budget is $1 trillion higher than in 2007. It has doubled since President Reagan’s second term, even after adjusting for inflation. Our national debt is now $13 ...
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Debate: Is the Affordable Care Act Bad for America? with Sally Pipes
UVA Miller Center 2014 National Debate Series: Beyond Gridlock Affordable Care Act: Why Are So Many People Against It? Moderator Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Panelists: Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor, The New Republic Sally C. Pipes, CEO & President, Pacific Research Institute Avik Roy, Senior Fellow Healthcare, Manhattan ...
Business & Economics
Calif. can’t compete with Texas, study says
When it comes to taxes, regulations and government spending, California is losing ground to Texas, according to a new study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Competitive States 2010: Texas vs. California report is a follow-up to a similar one in 2008, which also showed the Golden State lagging ...
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California: the make-believe state
“If I am elected, the bald will grow thick hair.” Alas, I am not a candidate for anything, and so the bald will have to continue their suffering in silence. And, frankly, were I campaigning for a position of public trust, I would lose badly, for reasons entirely separate from ...
Business & Economics
California Continues to Lag in Economic Rivalry With Texas
Laffer: “In several key areas, California’s economy has become even less competitive than before” AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Not only does California’s economic climate continue to lag behind that of Texas, “in several key areas, California’s economy has become even less competitive than before,” according to research released ...
Business & Economics
California can’t compete with Texas, study says
When it comes to taxes, regulations and government spending, California is losing ground to Texas, according to a new study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Competitive States 2010: Texas vs. California report is a follow up to a similar one in 2008, which also showed the Golden State ...
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SQ 744 would cut services, add administrators
State Question 744 would disastrously reduce state services, consuming almost 15 percent of the current budget in its third year. Will it improve student test scores? Almost certainly not: 10 years of annual increases in education funding have accompanied declining test scores. Money won’t buy high test scores. The Pacific ...
The Best States For Business And Careers
Utah lowered its corporate tax rate from 7% to 5% in 2008, to the delight of businesses. The rate is now one of the lowest in the country. The regulatory climate is also pro-business, with the Pacific Research Institute rating Utah second-best in the regulatory component of its U.S. Economic ...
Conservative think tank says California spending too much
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pared nearly a billion dollars from the state budget, Democratic politicians and liberal groups cried foul and said they’d attempt to undo the cuts in health and social services when the Legislature returns to Sacramento in December. Whether the cuts will be restored, however, depends largely ...
Speech: Washington Doesn’t Know Best: The Perils of Federal Control of Education
Lance T. Izumi delivered a speech on Federal control of education on October 6, 2010 at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, PA. Download a full transcript of the speech here. In order to appreciate the full dangers of the Obama administration’s attempt to centralize education policymaking and decisionmaking in Washington, ...
Amending an end to out-of-control spending
If there’s anything that the vast majority of Americans can agree upon politically, it’s that federal spending is out of control. The federal budget is $1 trillion higher than in 2007. It has doubled since President Reagan’s second term, even after adjusting for inflation. Our national debt is now $13 ...
Debate: Is the Affordable Care Act Bad for America? with Sally Pipes
UVA Miller Center 2014 National Debate Series: Beyond Gridlock Affordable Care Act: Why Are So Many People Against It? Moderator Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Panelists: Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor, The New Republic Sally C. Pipes, CEO & President, Pacific Research Institute Avik Roy, Senior Fellow Healthcare, Manhattan ...
Calif. can’t compete with Texas, study says
When it comes to taxes, regulations and government spending, California is losing ground to Texas, according to a new study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Competitive States 2010: Texas vs. California report is a follow-up to a similar one in 2008, which also showed the Golden State lagging ...
California: the make-believe state
“If I am elected, the bald will grow thick hair.” Alas, I am not a candidate for anything, and so the bald will have to continue their suffering in silence. And, frankly, were I campaigning for a position of public trust, I would lose badly, for reasons entirely separate from ...
California Continues to Lag in Economic Rivalry With Texas
Laffer: “In several key areas, California’s economy has become even less competitive than before” AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Not only does California’s economic climate continue to lag behind that of Texas, “in several key areas, California’s economy has become even less competitive than before,” according to research released ...
California can’t compete with Texas, study says
When it comes to taxes, regulations and government spending, California is losing ground to Texas, according to a new study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Competitive States 2010: Texas vs. California report is a follow up to a similar one in 2008, which also showed the Golden State ...
SQ 744 would cut services, add administrators
State Question 744 would disastrously reduce state services, consuming almost 15 percent of the current budget in its third year. Will it improve student test scores? Almost certainly not: 10 years of annual increases in education funding have accompanied declining test scores. Money won’t buy high test scores. The Pacific ...
