Coronavirus

Coronavirus recovery — Want to help the economy? Don’t do this

May 26, 2020

Nearly 39 million Americans have filed for unemployment, as of May 21, since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, pushing unemployment closer to levels not seen since the Great Depression. So far, Congress has allocated over $239 billion in stimulus checks and unemployment benefits to help. Congressional Democrats...

COVID-19 Makes Employer-Based Coverage Indefensible

May 26, 2020

Americans rendered jobless by COVID-19 have lost more than just their incomes. An estimated 12.7 million people have also lost their employer-provided health coverage since the beginning of the pandemic. The crisis has driven home the imprudence of tying health insurance to employment. Our system not only makes...

Budget Update: A Capitol ‘Airing of Grievances’ and No More Blank Checks for Newsom

May 26, 2020

Last week, the center of the budget universe moved upstairs at the State Capitol as budget subcommittees in the Senate and Assembly held hearings to explore all aspects of Gov. Newsom’s plan to close the budget deficit he pegs at $54 billion. A few interesting developments...

Coronavirus Chronicles: A Small Business Recession Could Turn into a Depression

May 21, 2020

Year to date, the Dow Index of the U.S.’s 30 largest companies is down 14 percent; the S&P 500, which tracks 500 large-cap companies, is down 8 percent; and the NASDAQ, an electronic system that trades many of the world’s fastest growing companies, is up...

Watch: Sally Pipes Discusses Push for Medicare for All During COVID-19 Crisis

May 20, 2020

Single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government. Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas...

Read Dr. Henry Miller in Healthline: A COVID-19 Vaccine by January?

May 20, 2020

A COVID-19 Vaccine by January? Here’s Why It’s Possible But Not Likely By Christopher Curley The timeline to develop a safe, effective vaccine to fight a virus is typically counted in years — or even decades. But with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting millions around the world and killing hundreds of...

Henry Miller Talks COVID-19 Blood Testing Reliability on the John Batchelor Show

May 19, 2020

Henry Miller talks about the unreliability of recent serology (blood) testing from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and other European countries, and how they compare with the United States. Miller explains that more widespread testing with valid testing must be done to determine the COVID-19 impacts...

Dr. Henry Miller Talks COVID-19 Study on Masks, U.S. Reopening on the Lars Larson Show

May 19, 2020

Dr. Henry Miller joins the Lars Larson Show to discuss reopening in the United States, testimony from Dr. Anthony Fauci, concerns about coronavirus hotspots, and the low death rate in Japan allegedly attributed to masks. ...

COBRA subsidies would constrict the economy

May 19, 2020

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion follow-up to the first three coronavirus relief packages. Among other things, the package would have the government fund nine months of premiums for COBRA, the federal program that lets unemployed workers pay premiums in order...

Does The Private Sector Have A Role In Deciding When To Reopen Businesses?

May 19, 2020

Policies intended to force Americans into electric vehicles, and taxpayer-financed subsidies that have propped up the EV industry aren’t consistent with those who believe government has limits. But this doesn’t mean that a company such as EV maker Tesla can’t contribute to the economy in...