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Letter to CA State Board of Equalization regarding "iPod Tax"
Testimony
3.28.2005
PRI would like to offer comments on the latest developments with the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP); specifically, the destination-based sourcing of digital goods under Section 311 of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA). If the state of California approves Section 311, it will be consenting to the new taxation of local digital goods companies.
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No Panacea
PRI in the News
By: Deroy Murdock
3.28.2005
Now that the Easter Bunny has completed his Sunday rounds, perhaps he will fulfill the fantasies of American politicians and make Canadian drug importation work.
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Terri Schiavo and the Progress of Medical Science
Technology Op-Ed
3.25.2005
The high-profile battle over the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is about more than one woman's life. It is the beginning of an important dialogue on American views about life while science and technology progress at rapid speed.
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New PRI Study Finds No Link Between Global Warming and Air Quality
Press Release
3.24.2005
SAN FRANCISCO – A comprehensive new study by top air quality and climate experts discredits recent claims that global warming will lead to more bad air days in California and other states. The analysis shows that the air quality throughout the nation has dramatically improved over the last 30 years despite generally increasing urban temperatures. Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will have no effect on air quality.
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Death, Disability, and Deception
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Anthony P. Archie
3.21.2005
Recent hearings on Governor Schwarzenegger’s pension proposal have centered on the claim that death and disability benefits will be eliminated under the plan. Pensioners should beware that death and disability benefits aren’t going anywhere.
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Canadian health care is free and first-class - if you can wait
PRI in the News
By: Beth Duff-Brown
3.20.2005
TORONTO - A letter from the Moncton Hospital to a New Brunswick heart patient in need of an electrocardiogram said the appointment would be in three months. It added: "If the person named on this computer-generated letter is deceased, please accept our sincere apologies."
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Obesity Matters
Technology Op-Ed
3.18.2005
Earlier this month, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his intentions to support a bill outlawing the sale of junk food in schools. Science shows the governor is right to worry about an obesity crisis, but banning candy is schools is like putting a Band-Aid on a third-degree burn.
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San Francisco: Not the Golden Gate to biotech
Technology Op-Ed
By: Vince Vasquez
3.17.2005
This Wednesday, state officials ended the bidding war for cities to host the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the stem-cell research agency approved by voters last November. But as San Francisco offers its candidacy for review, a vote of no-confidence from biotechnology firms may knock the city out of the running.
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Getting Real About National ID
Technology Op-Ed
3.11.2005
Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the REAL ID Act of 2005. Privacy advocates decry the act as a move towards a national identification card while others back it as a key national security measure. Both sides miss important points, including the fact that Americans already have a national ID card.
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Are unions a ‘special interest'?
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
3.7.2005
Union boss Miguel Contreras, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, recently said that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has "the audacity to call organizations that represent working people special interests." The latest figures on union membership cast that statement in a special light.
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Telecom Mergers Make Sense
Technology Op-Ed
3.4.2005
This week, a Congressional committee held hearings on the mergers of SBC with AT&T (NYSE: T) While some might worry about consolidation, the mergers are a sign that the telcos are preparing for a new wave of competition from businesses previously confined to other parts of the economy.
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Battered utility customers take a TURN for the worse
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Vince Vasquez
3.4.2005
Every year, California utility ratepayers unknowingly pay millions to political advocacy groups through a reimbursement scheme called "intervenor compensation." This year, policymakers should reconsider this process that bilks locals for questionable causes, high-priced attorneys and special interests.
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Will Bush's New Health Czar Seize The Reforms At Hand?
Health Care Op-Ed
By: Sally C. Pipes
3.3.2005
Health care in the United States is a road wreck, strewn with failing government programs and an increasing number of uninsured citizens. Like a group of well-intentioned but befuddled gawkers at the site of the crash, Congress has been debating health care for a decade without figuring out what to do.
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The problem with drug importation
Health Care Op-Ed
By: Peter J. Pitts
3.1.2005
When it comes to medicines, Americans historically have been attracted to offers of quick, easy cures. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, those offers were the core of the so-called "patent medicine" industry, with innumerable shysters peddling panaceas. Today's cable TV spots for Viagra are models of restraint compared to the newspaper ads of a hundred years ago for patent medicines promising cures for everything from depression to diarrhea.
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