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Kansas as No. 1
Submitted on 11.24.2004
Retiring to the sofa after turkey dinner tomorrow, most Americans may feel they have little in common with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock. But one defining feature of 17th-century Americans remains: We still migrate for freedom.
Economic Freedom: Bush States Have It, and Kerry States Don't
Submitted by Chuck Noe on 11.23.2004
New research ranking Americans' economic freedom shows that the "red" states won by President Bush have more liberty than average, and "blue" states won by Sen. John Kerry have less.
How bad an idea is the mileage tax?
Submitted by Benjamin Zycher on 11.22.2004
So many ideas; so little thought. I refer to that geyser of public policy wisdom known as Sacramento, from which the latest nostrum is the replacement of the per-gallon gasoline tax with a tax on miles driven, the latter to be monitored with a tracking device placed in autos.
The High Value Of Economic Freedom
Submitted on 11.22.2004
Prosperity: The most economically free state in the country, Kansas, is a red Bush state. A meaningless statistic? The top six are red states, as are 24 of the top 26.
7,700 new jobs, but can we keep 'em?
Submitted by Saint Paul Press Pioneer Staff on 11.18.2004
We were encouraged by the news this week that Minnesota added 7,700 jobs in October and the state unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent from 4.6 percent in September. Unfortunately, a new study from the Pacific Research Institute and Forbes magazine questions whether Minnesota can keep those jobs.
Idaho ranks fourth in new economic freedom study
Submitted by Mike Maharry on 11.18.2004
Idaho ranked fourth in a new survey measuring "economic freedom," which the authors defined as the absence of "regulatory and fiscal obstacles imposed on residents."
Jayhawk Down
Submitted by Nick Gillespie on 11.18.2004
Hey, Frank Sinatra, start spreadin' this news: When it comes to "economic freedom"—as determined by a secret formula factoring in almost 150 variables, ranging from taxation to legal exposure to environmental regulations—New York is the worst state in the union and Kansas—that Great Flatland of Gopher Holes!—is top of the list, king of the hill, A number one.
New Study Finds Nasdaq Beats NYSE On Speed, Price
Submitted by Judith Burns on 11.17.2004
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Nasdaq Stock Market is a faster, cheaper and more efficient way to trade most stocks, including large-cap shares that typically list on the New York Stock Exchange, a new report by a free-market think tank concludes.
Think tank study finds NASDAQ better than NYSE for investors
Submitted on 11.17.2004
The unique control of specialists over the New York Stock Exchange’s floor-based trading system has made it less competitive in relation to the NASDAQ system, according to “Costs for Investors of Trading on the NYSE and NASDAQ,” released today by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI).
Flatly simple tax reform
Submitted by Anthony P. Archie on 11.16.2004
In the days following his re-election earlier this month, President Bush outlined his agenda for a second term, stating that his goal was to simplify a "complicated and outdated" tax code. If Bush really wants to make the tax code simpler, he should implement a flat tax.
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