Voters, candidates at odds on healthcare
Modern Healthcare: The bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act could pave the way for healthy debate and relief from high drug costs, says Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Modern Healthcare article.
Occupational licensing and health spending
The Hill: Senior Fellow John R. Graham offers bipartisan solutions to the burdensome licensing restrictions that artificially increase Medicare costs in a commentary at The Hill.
Who Benefits from Mortgage Deductions?
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 ended personal deductions for interest on credit card debt and other types of loans, but continued the home mortgage interest deduction, a popular tax expenditure. Supporters …
Discussing Freedom and Liberty and Issues in the News that Threaten Both
Discussing Freedom and Liberty and Issues in the News that Threaten Both WHEN: September 24, 2015 Buffet Breakfast: …
Glenn Beck
Glenn BeckWhat the American Dream Means WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2015 WHERE: Dallas Marriott Las Colinas 223 West …
NCPA Constitution Day Fun Run
NCPA Constitution Day Fun Run WHEN: Sunday, September 13, 2015 7:30 a.m. WHERE: University of Texas at Arlington …
Wisconsin Pensions: Better Than Other States, But Still Insolvent
The Huffington Post: NCPA research on Wisconsin pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) receives high praise in The Huffington Post commentary.
Unfreezing Assets Will Sanction-Proof Iran
The Daily Caller: The penalties for violations built into the nuclear deal hinge on two faulty assumptions: sanctions can be reapplied and other countries have a vested interest in Iran’s compliance. Iran has mastered the art of masking oil revenue, routing embargoed goods through well-advertised smuggling routes in places like Dubai, and channeling finances through covert investment partnerships with Russia. The Iranian government is sanction-proofing its economy. They will invest, convert, and shelter the new revenue (and future revenue) to guard against future U.S. action. The most important enforcement tool available fails without a target.
With Scott Walker in Minnesota, MinnPost writes that most in Wisconsin pay more in taxes
Madison.com: Living in Minnesota, but working in Wisconsin? You may be better off moving closer to work, according to a 2014 NCPA report referenced in a Madison.com story.
Fed Policies Are Setting the Stage for Another Bust: NCPA
NCPA: By the time the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and the other members of the Board of Governors become concerned about their easy money policies, they will have set the stage for another “bust,” like the 2008 financial crisis, warns Richard Ebeling, BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, in a new study from National Center for Policy Analysis.
Only 20 to 40 cents of each Medicaid dollar benefits recipients
Providence Journal: Less than half of Medicaid spending actually improves recipients’ welfare, argues National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Providence Journal commentary.
Markets, Not Janet Yellen, Should Set Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered her semiannual monetary policy report to Congress on July 15, 2015. Speaking before the House Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C., Yellen said that trends …
U.S. House Votes to Abolish IPAB
Heartland Institute: Congress should replace the Independent Payment Advisory Board with a program that encourages patients to behave like consumers, advocates National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland Institute article.
Study: U.S. uninsured rate drops below 10 percent
Greenville Online: Almost ninety percent of Americans had no health insurance in 1940, but this rate dropped to 25 percent by 1960 with the introduction of private health insurance, according to a National Center for Policy Analysis report in a Greenville Online article.
Is the Export-Import Bank Worth Reauthorizing?
NCPA: The Export-Import Bank detracts from U.S. open market competition and leaves taxpayers exposed to huge financial risks, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Gene Lattus.
Raise the Minimum Wage?
NCPA: Raising the minimum wage is a politically popular – but ultimately inefficient – way to lift people out of poverty, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Joshua Latshaw.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Debate
Since 1934, the Export-Import Bank (Exim) has been the official U.S. export credit agency, financing the purchase of U.S. manufacturing exports by foreign governments and companies when private lenders are unavailable or …
Lifting Workers Out of Poverty: The Minimum Wage versus the Earned Income Tax Credit
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and New York State have all taken steps to establish a $15 an hour minimum wage. However, a $15 minimum wage will do far less to raise …
John Hood: Reservations about travel taxes
Salisbury Post: Charlotte, North Carolina has the 9th-highest tax burden on travelers among major cities in the U.S., according to a NCPA travel tax study featured in a Salisbury Post article.
Policy Brief Pushes for OTC Birth Control
Pharmacy Times: Providing birth control over the counter would result in substantial cost savings and give women better access to contraceptives, argues a NCPA brief cited in a Pharmacy Times article.
The Higher Education Bubble
Chairman Alexander, Senator Murray and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about reauthorizing the higher education act. I am Lloyd Bentsen IV, a senior research fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. The NCPA is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Glenn Beck
Glenn BeckWhat the American Dream Means WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2015 WHERE: Dallas Marriott Las Colinas 223 West …
Issues in the News that Threaten Freedom and Liberty
Discussing Freedom and Liberty and Issues in the News that Threaten Both WHEN: September 24, 2015 Buffet Breakfast: …
Travel taxes can add up quickly
Bankrate: The trifecta of taxes on lodging, rental cars and airfare is a traveler’s worst nightmare – and a politician’s best friend, according to NCPA research in a Bankrate article.