Wayne Winegarden
Business & Economics
Put the Risks on Health Insurers, Where It Belongs
When it comes to the U.S. health insurance market, the adage about communist economics is apropos. In this instance, instead of being “they pretend to pay us, we pretend to work”, it is “they pretend to sell insurance, we pretend to buy it”. What we call health insurance in the ...
Wayne Winegarden
February 28, 2018
Business & Economics
State Pensions Need Reforms, Not Fewer Options
Across the country, state and local pension systems have not amassed enough assets (stocks, bonds, and other financial investments) to cover the retirement benefits promised to current and retired state and local employees. This gap is referred to as the pension funds’ “unfunded liabilities”. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the ...
Wayne Winegarden
February 15, 2018
Business & Economics
Government Electric Car Subsidies Are ‘Costly Subsidies for the Rich’, Finds New Study
Generous, taxpayer-funded subsidies for electric car purchases have become just another costly subsidy benefitting the rich, finds a new study released today by the California-based free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. Click here to download a copy of “Costly Subsidies for the Rich” “When politicians talk about the need ...
Wayne Winegarden
February 12, 2018
Business & Economics
Reducing the Burden from Occupational Licensing Regulations Will Help Consumers
As President Reagan famously noted, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The expanding reach of occupational licensing regulations exemplify this maxim. People in a growing number of occupations now require the permission of the government to work in ...
Wayne Winegarden
February 1, 2018
Business & Economics
New PRI Study: Breaking Down Barriers in Insurance Markets Would Benefit Consumers, Expand Job Opportunities
According to a new study released today, victims of the recent natural disasters in the United States could face long rebuilding delays unless reforms removing insurance marketplace regulatory barriers are adopted to fix a broken system. Click here to download a copy of “Breaking Down Barriers” “The victims of the ...
Wayne Winegarden
January 31, 2018
Business & Economics
Watch Wayne Winegarden Discuss Trump Tax Cuts on Reuters
PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discusses the raises that Starbucks employees will be receiving thanks to the Trump Tax Cuts with Aleksandra Michalska of Reuters.
Wayne Winegarden
January 25, 2018
Blog
The Importance of the Banal: The Case of the 340B Program
Most news coverage focuses on the grandiose – repeal of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), or whether the U.S. should implement a single payer health care system. These existential questions matter of course – a lot. Click on the image above to read Wayne Winegarden’s study, “Addressing the Problems ...
Wayne Winegarden
January 18, 2018
Business & Economics
Fiscal Policy Needs Spending Reform, Not Budgetary Gimmicks: The case of the CREATES Act
Once again, budget negotiators in Washington D.C. are scrambling to put together a cogent spending plan for the federal government. And, once again, as part of this last-minute scramble, Congress is considering ad-hoc budget gimmicks to pay for spending instead of budgeting within the government’s affordability constraint. Or, as President ...
Wayne Winegarden
January 10, 2018
Business & Economics
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Talks Tax Reform on Sirius XM Radio
Listen to PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discuss the latest developments in the debate over tax reform in Washington with host Tim Farley on the Sirius XM POTUS channel’s “Morning Briefing”. Click here to listen to the interview.
Wayne Winegarden
December 14, 2017
Commentary
Myths and Realities of the Health Care Affordability Problem
According to the five-second rule, you can still eat your food that has fallen on the floor, so long as you picked it up within five seconds. Only, this common perception is bad advice. In reality, if a person eats food that has fallen on a dirty floor, he risks ...
Wayne Winegarden
December 14, 2017
Put the Risks on Health Insurers, Where It Belongs
When it comes to the U.S. health insurance market, the adage about communist economics is apropos. In this instance, instead of being “they pretend to pay us, we pretend to work”, it is “they pretend to sell insurance, we pretend to buy it”. What we call health insurance in the ...
State Pensions Need Reforms, Not Fewer Options
Across the country, state and local pension systems have not amassed enough assets (stocks, bonds, and other financial investments) to cover the retirement benefits promised to current and retired state and local employees. This gap is referred to as the pension funds’ “unfunded liabilities”. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the ...
Government Electric Car Subsidies Are ‘Costly Subsidies for the Rich’, Finds New Study
Generous, taxpayer-funded subsidies for electric car purchases have become just another costly subsidy benefitting the rich, finds a new study released today by the California-based free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. Click here to download a copy of “Costly Subsidies for the Rich” “When politicians talk about the need ...
Reducing the Burden from Occupational Licensing Regulations Will Help Consumers
As President Reagan famously noted, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The expanding reach of occupational licensing regulations exemplify this maxim. People in a growing number of occupations now require the permission of the government to work in ...
New PRI Study: Breaking Down Barriers in Insurance Markets Would Benefit Consumers, Expand Job Opportunities
According to a new study released today, victims of the recent natural disasters in the United States could face long rebuilding delays unless reforms removing insurance marketplace regulatory barriers are adopted to fix a broken system. Click here to download a copy of “Breaking Down Barriers” “The victims of the ...
Watch Wayne Winegarden Discuss Trump Tax Cuts on Reuters
PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discusses the raises that Starbucks employees will be receiving thanks to the Trump Tax Cuts with Aleksandra Michalska of Reuters.
The Importance of the Banal: The Case of the 340B Program
Most news coverage focuses on the grandiose – repeal of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), or whether the U.S. should implement a single payer health care system. These existential questions matter of course – a lot. Click on the image above to read Wayne Winegarden’s study, “Addressing the Problems ...
Fiscal Policy Needs Spending Reform, Not Budgetary Gimmicks: The case of the CREATES Act
Once again, budget negotiators in Washington D.C. are scrambling to put together a cogent spending plan for the federal government. And, once again, as part of this last-minute scramble, Congress is considering ad-hoc budget gimmicks to pay for spending instead of budgeting within the government’s affordability constraint. Or, as President ...
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Talks Tax Reform on Sirius XM Radio
Listen to PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discuss the latest developments in the debate over tax reform in Washington with host Tim Farley on the Sirius XM POTUS channel’s “Morning Briefing”. Click here to listen to the interview.
Myths and Realities of the Health Care Affordability Problem
According to the five-second rule, you can still eat your food that has fallen on the floor, so long as you picked it up within five seconds. Only, this common perception is bad advice. In reality, if a person eats food that has fallen on a dirty floor, he risks ...