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Vindication, Step One
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
5.31.2000
Twelve-step programs are all the rage in America these days, and it is high time that a 12-step program be started to cure the cliches of urban sprawl. Call it "Sprawlmongers Anony-mous." New members can introduce themselves with the greeting, "Hi, I’m Al, and I live in the suburbs."
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Regulating Women To Death
The Contrarian
By: Laura Dykes
5.31.2000
The extraordinary progress in women's health in recent years was not prompted by any piece of legislation or government program. In fact, government regulations now deter the development of new drugs that could save the lives of women.
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Upping the High-Tech Ante
The Contrarian
By: Naomi Lopez Bauman
5.19.2000
This year women had to work until May 11—Equal Pay Day—to match the salaries of men in the preceding year. This fact has provided President Clinton with another opportunity to take a swing at the high-tech industry.
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A Windfall for Teacher Unions
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
5.19.2000
As if California's education unions weren't already powerful and wealthy enough, a bill is now marching through the State Legislature that would dump tens of millions of additional dollars into union coffers.
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How the Government Plays Monopoly
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
5.15.2000
The lawyers at the United States Department of Justice are giving each other high fives because they convinced a judge, if not many observers, that the Microsoft company is a monopoly that quashes competition. The case reveals a curious double standard because some undeniable monopolies, harmful to the public, are not targeted with anti-trust action but instead get special protection.
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Don't Mess With Texas: An Aide Memoire
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
5.3.2000
A popular bumper sticker in Texas reads, "Don't Mess With Texas," a pro-environment, anti-littering message that takes on an ironic character at the moment because trashing Texas is exactly what a few environmental groups are doing. Shortly before the California primary, TV viewers were treated to a lurid advertisement from the Sierra Club conveying the impression that Texas has the worst environment in the nation, with the most "toxic chemicals" and the worst air quality. In case you couldn't connect the dots, they said, "Call Governor Bush--tell him to clean up the air."
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Trial and Error: The Government’s Case Against Microsoft
PRI Study
By: Helen Chaney
5.1.2000
In the ongoing antitrust case, the Department of Justice (DOJ) claims that Microsoft is a harm to society, with prices high enough to be called monopolistic, low enough to be called predatory, and innovative products which, though a benefit to consumers, are illegal under antitrust law. But the case against Microsoft is not about protecting consumers or creating healthy competition in the market. It’s about helping frustrated competitors in Silicon Valley and elsewhere to attain market share that they have been unable to win from Microsoft on their own merits.
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H1-B Quotas Threaten the American Economy – and the American Dream
ePolicy
By: Justin Matlick*
5.1.2000
In 1998, Congress temporarily increased the quota on H1-B visas granted to foreign laborers. But this measure, which will soon expire, brought little relief to the technology companies it was supposed to help. As legislators revisit this critical issue, they should recognize that the best solution to today’s skilled labor shortage is to eliminate H1-B quotas entirely.
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