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Blame it on Rio, Part Deux
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
4.24.2002
Quick guess, what is the biggest crop in the United States? Wheat? Corn? Oats? Nice try. Actually it’s lawn. It’s spring and many homeowners are out working on their lawn, which may soon bear the heavy bootprints of government. Consider, for example, developments north of the border.
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Bonds, Taxes, and Immigration
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
4.19.2002
California seems to be school-bond crazy. Local bonds are being passed at rapid rates and lawmakers are pushing record-breaking state bonds. There are two stories here. First is the huge cost and increased tax burden resulting from these bonds. The second is that these bonds are necessary only because of massive failures of government policies in education and immigration.
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Magnum Farce
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
4.10.2002
As the famous adage has it, tragedy is sometimes repeated as farce. In California, farce is often repeated as farce. The latest exhibit comes in the form of a new bill by Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles).
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Do the Math, not the Myth
By: Sally C. Pipes
4.4.2002
Many observers of the contemporary scene, especially feminists, have wondered why boys do better in math than girls, and they become very agitated about it, imploring politicians to “do something.” But the answer is now in. Boys actually don’t do better than girls in math, as a recent report shows.
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The Greed Test
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
4.3.2002
The current regime here is pushing to raise taxes, but not so that the California government may offer new services in law enforcement, counter-terrorism, or anything else. Rather, it seems that the government bosses have run up a deficit well into the billions, and they want the taxpayers to bail them out.
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Why Low-Income Workers Don’t Have Health Insurance
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: Chris Middleton
4.1.2002
In the ever-changing world of health care, one thing remains the same. Low-income workers continue to be shortchanged by America’s steadfast reliance on an employment-based health insurance system.
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Preferences vs Preparation: UC Regents Return to Race-Based Admissions
PRI Briefing
By: Matt Cox
4.1.2002
The University of California Regents have instituted a “Comprehensive Review” system for admissions, one purporting to consider the whole student instead of only grades and test scores. An examination of Comprehensive Review, however, reveals a backdoor attempt to reinstate racial preferences in college admissions, a practice the UC Regents themselves rejected in 1996, and since banned by the voter-approved Proposition 209. Comprehensive Review will also further degrade standards and achievement by sacrificing academic excellence to political correctness and a narrow concept of diversity.
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