by Jane Richey | Aug 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Replacing Obamacare won’t be enough, according to a free-market economist — the U.S. needs real health-care change, starting with Health Savings Accounts. Although congressional Republicans talk about their commitment to repeal the Affordable Care Act, economist...
by Jane Richey | Aug 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That’s good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again. The company is once again losing market share, and it seems unable to develop products that are truly...
by Jane Richey | Aug 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The wind production tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year, which has the industry crying out for continued subsidies. Heritage’s Nicolas Loris has made the case that the wind energy tax credit makes as much sense as a VHS production tax credit. Can you...
by Jane Richey | Aug 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Labor Department announced on Monday that it will be awarding almost $100 million in grant funding to states to prevent layoffs by allowing businesses to pay employees as part-time workers and the federal government will pick up the tab for the cost of a full-time...
by Jane Richey | Aug 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
New federal standards for “black boxes” that record information leading up to auto accidents will will take effect Sept. 1, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled on Tuesday. The decision means the new standards for the devices...
by Jane Richey | Aug 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
. . . feeding hungry children on her own property! A Pennsylvania woman who offers free lunch every day to low-income children in her neighborhood faces a $600-a-day fine next summer if she continues because she did not clear the food giveaway with township...
