Most people assume that increased government spending aids the economy and that cuts in spending will hurt it. Even more fear that government spending cuts might push the economy into a recession. These notions are based on the Keynesian belief that the economy is driven by demand.
Baltimore Sun: The Obama administration’s climate change policies will destroy the coal industry and hike energy costs according to an NCPA statement.
Wall Street Journal: NCPA President John C. Goodman and Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff write that Medicare and other unfunded liabilities are not as solvent as the current administration would lead you to believe.
News Max: “The unfunded liability in Medicare is $34 trillion over the next 75 years”, says NCPA President John C. Goodman and NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff.
Under the guise of protecting the world’s forests from unsustainable logging practices, proponents of protectionist trade policies have successfully lobbied for so-called “green” measures. Environmental trade regulations ban the importation of natural resources from developing countries unless they meet standards imposed by developed countries.
If President Obama’s proposed power plant emissions controls are enacted, it will destroy utilities burning coal, hike energy costs while making zero impact on earth’s climate, according to National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
The Washington Times: NCPA President John C. Goodman says that the new Medicaid exchanges are supposed to offer federal subsidies for private coverage to people who qualify.
President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes a limit on the growth of tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Though Congress is unlikely to adopt his budget proposal, the idea of limiting retirement account accumulations could garner support among policymakers who favor wealth taxes.
Forbes: In his most recent Forbes commentary, NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer analyzes the policies of the Fed and their impact on te market.
Chairman Brady and members of the Subcommittee, I am John Goodman, President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). My co-author, Laurence Kotlikoff, is a senior fellow at the 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. We welcome the opportunity to share our views about the recent 2013 Medicare Trustees Report.
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman says the third party payment system needs to be abolished in favor of a free market medical system.
Chairman Johnson and members of the Subcommittee, I am Pamela Villarreal, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. 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. I welcome the opportunity to share my views about the disincentives to work that exist in the current Social Security disability insurance program.
As returning veterans struggle to get sufficient mental health care, a new report calls for expanding care by allowing a greater role for the private sector and Health Savings Accounts.
Since the 1990s, veterans, policymakers and health care professionals have expressed concern over veterans’ untreated mental health challenges and high suicide rates. Many veterans experience varying degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and traumatic brain injury (TBI). These conditions produce patients who are inherently reluctant to seek treatment.
Psychology Today: Healthcare prices often do not reflect the actual costs of the goods or services being purchased, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Townhall.com: In his latest Townhall piece, NCPA President John C. Goodman comments that conservatism and liberalism are sociologies, not ideologies.
Assuming that about 70 percent of the newly eligible sign up for Medicaid, the additional cost during the following decade would be $475 million to Michigan taxpayers and nearly $7 …
heartlander.org: NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett brings attention to the hypocrisy of President Obama’s policies favoring renewable energy.
heartlander.org: NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett says California Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing helpful reforms that take on aggressive environment lawyers.
Dallas Morning News: Banning plastic bags can negatively impact local businesses and consumers, according to NCPA Senior Fellows Pamela Villarreal and H. Sterling Burnett.
Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today post, NCPA President John C. Goodman says “people in healthcare have become so completely immersed in the idea of third-party payment that they have lost sight of the whole idea of agency.”
Masterresource.org: “What we ask for is a more rigorous education on energy and environmental issues. Today’s students do not learn even basic facts about the energy sources that make our civilization possible. But they are encouraged to take strong policy positions on the basis of extremely speculative predictions by individuals and institutions who falsely claim to represent the conclusions of all informed scientists.”
Forbes: Despite what Paul Krugman believes, states who choose not to expand Medicaid will not be jeopardizing healthcare for millions of Americans, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
CNBC: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer talks about the Federal Reserve on The Larry Kudlow Report.
Policymic: According to NCPA data more guns would not necessarily impact crime rates, however, it does show that gun control is a flawed policy.