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Insurance Reform: Workers' Comp Rules Invite Abuse
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D, Andrew M. Gloger on 8.10.2003
Fraud, says California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, "is just one more skyrocketing workers' comp cost-driver that must be brought under control."
A Tax-Funded Union Lobby: UC think tank exists solely to provide academic cover for political operations
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D, Andrew M. Gloger on 8.8.2003
The powerful California Labor Federation (CLF) and the national AFL-CIO have officially joined Gov. Gray Davis in his fight against the recall, urging (if futilely) elected Democrats not to run in the Oct. 7 election. Their support for the beleaguered governor comes as no surprise. If Davis is defeated, they have much to lose, possibly including a little-known, yet influential, think tank called the University of California Institute for Labor and Employment (ILE).
World and U.S. Indices
Submitted on 8.1.2003
This web page provides links to indices that rank countries and U.S. states based on various political, economic, and social conditions such as economic freedom, health care, and development. The indices allow economists, political scientists, students, policymakers, financial analysts, the media, and others to make useful comparisons and track progress and decline over time.
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