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Radical rethink for state workers' pay
Submitted by Jason Clemens on 11.30.2010
Never-ending deficits and unemployment at 12-percent-plus are just two illustrations of a seriously sick California economy. Many sensible solutions have been discarded out of hand because of the power of public-sector unions. The challenge for state leaders is to make these unions part of the solution instead of the problem.
California ignores the truth
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 11.27.2010
Anyone who has dealt with a loved one deeply involved in some destructive behavior understands that there is only so much you can do until the person hits whatever low point is necessary to spark a commitment to turn around their life.
NH is among many states that could boost manufacturing with lawsuit reform
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D, Tom Duesterberg on 11.26.2010
THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate in manufacturing is 10 percent, above the overall national level. If state lawmakers are serious about putting nearly 1.6 million people back to work in manufacturing, they should enact desperately needed lawsuit reforms.
Tort reform boosts growth
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 11.23.2010
Politicians have spent billions on so-called stimulus and bailouts, yet today's unemployment rate is about two times greater than in January 2008. If state legislators want an effective solution — one that will actually create jobs — they should enact tort reforms, an area where many states need help.
Groping our way toward tyranny
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 11.21.2010
The Transportation Security Administration obviously knows with 100 percent certainty that John Tyner, the 31-year-old Oceanside man who refused to submit to one of those embarrassing body scans or be searched by TSA groin-checkers during his recent attempt to fly from San Diego to South Dakota, poses no security threat to the United States or anywhere else. He is not a terrorist, but a citizen frustrated by the growing intrusiveness of TSA screening procedures.
The size (of our government) really does matter
Submitted by Jason Clemens, Julie Kaszton on 11.20.2010
To balance the state budget, more than $20 billion in the red, California legislators are fighting over spending cuts. Legislators also disagree whether California government is too big. Fortunately, there is a way to quantify the size of government, and all Californians will find it illuminating.
California Agency Invests $500 Million in The Green Sector
Submitted on 11.17.2010
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) just invested $500 million in market-traded green energy firms, which brings the agency’s investments in clean energy stocks and funds since 2006 to $2.5 billion.
Arthur Laffer in San Francisco
Submitted by Clark Judge on 11.15.2010
On Thursday night last week, supply-side luminary Arthur Laffer spoke to the Pacific Research Institute's annual dinner in San Francisco.
Economies of Scale Don't Apply to Government
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 11.14.2010
SACRAMENTO – As government costs soar, and revenue remains low because of the poor economy, some politicians and academics are trotting out an old idea that promises to increase efficiency and save money.
Election makes Laffer less gloomy
Submitted on 11.14.2010
Arthur Laffer, one of the more prescient economists of our time and an adviser to President Ronald Reagan, has been a longtime proponent of keeping money in the hands of those who earn it because they are best able to spend in ways that stimulate the economy. In recent years he has been increasingly critical of the monetary policies of the White House and Congress, culminating in the release this year of his latest book, which he describes as a roadmap for the United States' return to economic prosperity.
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