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Thoughts on the Proposed State School Bond
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.25.2004
Of the propositions on the March 2nd ballot, the deficit bond and the spending cap have garnered the most media attention. However, findings in a recent Pacific Research Institute report should cause voters to weigh extra carefully the pros and cons of the massive $12.3 bond for school facilities that will also appear on the ballot.
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The Mouse's Nudge
ePolicy
2.18.2004
Comcast recently failed in its bid for Disney but succeeded in raising the issue of media concentration. Critics worry that free speech and diversity of entertainment are at risk if content providers and distributors become one. The way to avoid any such problems when other similar would-be mergers appear is to unleash powerful competition from broadband competitors.
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Expanding the Zone of Choice
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
2.18.2004
Last month, California's Legislative Analyst (LAO), the state's nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor, issued "Assessing California's Charter Schools.'' This report should lead legislators to strengthen and expand the state's charter option, now entering its second decade.
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Advice to Bush: Listen to Friedman
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.4.2004
The fiscal news out of the White House continues to be appalling. Last week, the Bush administration admitted that the recently enacted $400-billion prescription-drug program would actually cost $534 billion. This week President Bush submits a record $2.4 trillion budget proposal to Congress. Federal spending is spinning out of control and a key reason is Mr. Bush's flawed fiscal philosophy.
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How to Improve California’s Business Climate
Action Alerts
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D
2.3.2004
As the California State Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrestle over a plan to fix the state’s budget crisis, Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan, director of Business and Economic Studies at the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, provides recommendations below in five areas that would help restore luster to the Golden State’s business climate
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Canning Spam: An Economic Solution to Unwanted Email
PRI Study
2.1.2004
Anyone who uses email knows that spam, unsolicited commercial messages, is a frustrating and growing problem. Offers of herbal Viagra, miracle organ enhancement schemes, and those "urgent and confidential" financial scams clog inboxes and waste valuable server space.
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New "Pay-To-Enter" Plan Will Stop Spam
ePolicy
2.1.2004
The problem of spam will soon be solved by charging for entry into consumers' e-mail boxes, according to Canning Spam: An Economic Solution to Unwanted E-mail, a new study from the Pacific Research Institute (PRI).
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