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California’s Plastic Bag Ban Returns After Two-Month Vacation
California’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown isn’t over. There was even a partial reversal of the state’s reopening on the first day of July when Gov. Gavin Newsom hit the “dimmer switch.” But not much can come between California and its plastic bag ban. After a two-month vacation, it’s back. In late ...
Commentary
Dems Want to Use Medicaid to Incinerate Yet More Taxpayer Money
Congressional Democrats are looking to put billions more federal dollars into Medicaid as part of their plan to fight COVID-19. The HEROES Act, which narrowly passed the House in May, would temporarily increase the share of the program’s spending covered by the federal government, to the tune of $45 billion ...
Commentary
Expand Medicaid? Democrats’ plan would increase waste, fraud and debt
If Democrats can’t get “Medicare-for-all,” it seems they’ll settle for “Medicaid-for-most.” Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would supposedly “stabilize” ObamaCare by lavishing billions of dollars on Medicaid. To pay for that effort, the bill’s proponents envision cutting Medicare by nearly $450 billion over 10 years. Democrats are also lobbying states to expand the program to able-bodied, ...
Business & Economics
Guaranteed income from the government isn’t the answer to closing the wealth gap
These are incredibly tough times for Texas and all Americans. On top of the economic pain from months of shelter-in-place orders, the violence and unrest we’ve seen arising from the death of George Floyd has brought economic inequality to the top of the political discussion. Many progressives are preaching about ...
Business & Economics
PRI’s Tim Anaya Featured in Center Square Story on CA’s Volatile Tax System
Policy experts: California needs to reform its tax system By Krystina Skurk California’s reliance on a notoriously fickle tax system has exacerbated the state’s budget problems in light of Covid-19, an economics professor said. The state of California relies heavily on income tax and capital gains tax for much of ...
Business & Economics
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Free Beacon story on Bogus Gig Economy Survey
Labor Groups, San Francisco Push Bogus Taxpayer-Funded Survey to Support Anti-Gig Law By Collin Anderson A liberal advocacy group’s own researchers raised red flags about a taxpayer-funded study used to justify a union campaign against the California gig economy . . . The survey reported that 71 percent of gig ...
Business & Economics
Basic Income Guarantees Would ‘Warehouse’ Poor, Not Propel Them
As Americans struggle to recover from a deep recession fueled by the COVID-19 crisis, and respond in horror to the violence in many communities following the death of George Floyd, economic inequality and lack of opportunity have risen to the top of the political discussion. Liberal voices like House Speaker ...
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Senate Strikes a Blow to California’s Smallest Businesses by Mandating Family Leave
As if small businesses weren’t hurting enough, California’s senate voted last week to pass Gov. Newsom’s proposal to mandate job-protected family leave for businesses with as few as five workers. If SB 1383 becomes law, very small business would be forced to hold open a job for up to three ...
Business & Economics
California Should Deregulate to Encourage More Private Equity Investment
Private equity firms are an important source of financing for both new businesses and existing firms. States with more private equity investment experience more business start-ups, more innovation, and generally have a more efficient business sector. Fortunately, California leads the pack in job-creating private equity investments according to a recent ...
Business & Economics
Damon Dunn Talks Punting Poverty with Joe Thomas
PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discusses his new book Punting Poverty with host Joe Thomas on WCHV Radio in Charlottesville, VA.
California’s Plastic Bag Ban Returns After Two-Month Vacation
California’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown isn’t over. There was even a partial reversal of the state’s reopening on the first day of July when Gov. Gavin Newsom hit the “dimmer switch.” But not much can come between California and its plastic bag ban. After a two-month vacation, it’s back. In late ...
Dems Want to Use Medicaid to Incinerate Yet More Taxpayer Money
Congressional Democrats are looking to put billions more federal dollars into Medicaid as part of their plan to fight COVID-19. The HEROES Act, which narrowly passed the House in May, would temporarily increase the share of the program’s spending covered by the federal government, to the tune of $45 billion ...
Expand Medicaid? Democrats’ plan would increase waste, fraud and debt
If Democrats can’t get “Medicare-for-all,” it seems they’ll settle for “Medicaid-for-most.” Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would supposedly “stabilize” ObamaCare by lavishing billions of dollars on Medicaid. To pay for that effort, the bill’s proponents envision cutting Medicare by nearly $450 billion over 10 years. Democrats are also lobbying states to expand the program to able-bodied, ...
Guaranteed income from the government isn’t the answer to closing the wealth gap
These are incredibly tough times for Texas and all Americans. On top of the economic pain from months of shelter-in-place orders, the violence and unrest we’ve seen arising from the death of George Floyd has brought economic inequality to the top of the political discussion. Many progressives are preaching about ...
PRI’s Tim Anaya Featured in Center Square Story on CA’s Volatile Tax System
Policy experts: California needs to reform its tax system By Krystina Skurk California’s reliance on a notoriously fickle tax system has exacerbated the state’s budget problems in light of Covid-19, an economics professor said. The state of California relies heavily on income tax and capital gains tax for much of ...
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Free Beacon story on Bogus Gig Economy Survey
Labor Groups, San Francisco Push Bogus Taxpayer-Funded Survey to Support Anti-Gig Law By Collin Anderson A liberal advocacy group’s own researchers raised red flags about a taxpayer-funded study used to justify a union campaign against the California gig economy . . . The survey reported that 71 percent of gig ...
Basic Income Guarantees Would ‘Warehouse’ Poor, Not Propel Them
As Americans struggle to recover from a deep recession fueled by the COVID-19 crisis, and respond in horror to the violence in many communities following the death of George Floyd, economic inequality and lack of opportunity have risen to the top of the political discussion. Liberal voices like House Speaker ...
Senate Strikes a Blow to California’s Smallest Businesses by Mandating Family Leave
As if small businesses weren’t hurting enough, California’s senate voted last week to pass Gov. Newsom’s proposal to mandate job-protected family leave for businesses with as few as five workers. If SB 1383 becomes law, very small business would be forced to hold open a job for up to three ...
California Should Deregulate to Encourage More Private Equity Investment
Private equity firms are an important source of financing for both new businesses and existing firms. States with more private equity investment experience more business start-ups, more innovation, and generally have a more efficient business sector. Fortunately, California leads the pack in job-creating private equity investments according to a recent ...
Damon Dunn Talks Punting Poverty with Joe Thomas
PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discusses his new book Punting Poverty with host Joe Thomas on WCHV Radio in Charlottesville, VA.
