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A healthy business climate takes more than tax breaks
Submitted by Froma Harrop on 4.22.2005
Every year, the free-market Pacific Research Institute ranks states on its U.S. Economic Freedom Index. It gives good grades for low wages, liberty to pollute and tax policies that let the rich off the hook. Last year, Kansas was number one.
First Anniversary of SB 899 –Workers' Comp Reform
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 4.19.2005
Today [April 19] marks the one-year anniversary of Governor Schwarzenegger signing SB 899, the bill overhauling California’s workers’ compensation system. Opponents predicted that it would not reduce insurance costs for businesses and that price controls were needed. They were wrong.
Night-Watchman State Works Round-the-Clock
Submitted by Benjamin Zycher on 4.11.2005
Is it me or does every "crisis" pronouncement by government officials yield a reduction in individual liberty? Consider:
Trial Lawyers, Inc.: California study by the Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy (pdf)
Submitted by Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy on 4.1.2005
In September 2003, the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Legal Policy released Trial Lawyers, Inc.: A Report on the Lawsuit Industry in America. Structured as an annual report, Trial Lawyers, Inc. was our attempt to shed light on the size, scope, and inner workings of the litigation industry.
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