October 17, 2014
Friday Facts: October 17, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.” – […]
Topic: Barack Obama
October 17, 2014
When ‘Poverty’ Founders, Float ‘Income Inequality’
‘Poverty’ gets harder to define in a changing world. By Harold Brown You know poverty is losing ground when the rhetoric changes to “income inequality.” Over the past 10 years, […]
October 10, 2014
Friday Facts: October 10, 2013
It’s Friday! Kudos Rogers Wade, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and former president of the Foundation, was presented with the University of Georgia Blue Key Service Award on […]
October 7, 2014
Checking Up On Health: October 7, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I’m back after a month’s hiatus! If you missed the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on September 19, you missed a […]
October 3, 2014
Friday Facts: October 3, 2014
It’s Friday! Where should Georgia go next on issues? If you missed the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, find video of sessions and speakers here on our YouTube channel. See […]
September 26, 2014
Friday Facts: September 26, 2014
It’s Friday! Were you at the hugely successful fifth annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum last week? It was attended by more than 150 legislators, staff, government affairs and business representatives […]
September 19, 2014
Lift the Offshore Drilling Moratorium
The economic benefits of offshore drilling far outweigh environmental concerns. By Benita Dodd President Obama’s recent move to allow seismic exploration of oil and gas reserves offshore Georgia and the […]
September 18, 2014
Are Tax Cuts Working in Kansas?
This article was published in Reason magazine on July 28, 2014. By Ira Stoll A Republican member of the New York State Assembly emails: “I read a number of breathless […]
September 11, 2014
The Mother of All Slush Funds
By Ronald E. Bachman Now that Congress is back in session and President Obama has spoken, Washington’s focus on the various health plans will intensify. But health legislation passing […]
September 5, 2014
Friday Facts: September 5, 2014
Friday Facts September 5, 2014 It’s Friday! Thursday, September 11, is the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks that forever changed this nation. Aaron Maclean wrote recently for the Washington […]
August 29, 2014
Friday Facts: August 29, 2014
It’s Friday! We need your support for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. It’s easy! Go to http://bit.ly/1lfwap4 to contribute and help us stand up for taxpayers, voters and small businesses […]
August 27, 2014
Caveat Investor! Now Feds Want a Bite of Your Mutual Fund
Capital markets should not be subject to central planning by the Fed. (Paul S. Atkins and Peter Wallison are the speakers at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s August 28 Policy […]
August 20, 2014
Loudermilk: Conservatives oppose ‘needless and excessive spending’
An increase in competence and respect for the proper role of the federal government in our lives will allow that government to do the things — like interstate transportation — […]
August 15, 2014
Friday Facts: August 15, 2014
It’s Friday! An important reminder: We want you to continue to receive our updates! To ensure that you receive Foundation e-mails, please add us to your address book or safe […]
August 5, 2014
Checking Up On Health: August 5, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]
August 1, 2014
GPPF Friday Facts: August 1, 2014
It’s Friday! Events September 19: Registration is open for the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The theme this year is, “Tearing Down Walls,” in recognition of this year’s 25th anniversary […]
July 29, 2014
EPA’s Power Grab Unscientific and Uncalled For
As for using this action to reduce asthma attacks and fatalities: The EPA has highlighted the dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 30 years, despite the increase in […]
July 22, 2014
Checking Up On Health: July 22, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd In case you missed it: There were two rulings today regarding the Affordable Care Act. In the biggest ruling yet […]
July 15, 2014
Checking Up On Health: July 15, 2014
Why you’ll be learning a lot more about direct primary care, aka “concierge” care. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Don’t believe the middleman makes a […]
July 11, 2014
Friday Facts: July 11, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The bottom line is that spending is not our basic problem. We’ve become an immoral people demanding that Congress forcibly use one American to serve […]
June 17, 2014
Checking Up On Health: June 17, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I’m lucky enough to have a window office in a business complex that includes a dialysis center, a Lasik surgery center […]
June 13, 2014
Friday Facts: June 13, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak, “The […]
June 10, 2014
Obama Signs Legislation to Start Savannah River Project
President Barack Obama has signed legislation that will provide federal funds to deepen the Savannah River and Harbor. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein President Barack Obama has […]
May 30, 2014
Friday Facts: May 30, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. … As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in […]
May 27, 2014
Checking Up On Health: May 27, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd According to protocol: How will already-busy emergency departments handle the extra business coming their way under ObamaCare, physician Peter Ubel […]
May 21, 2014
Sagebrush Rebellion Redivivus:
The Obama administration has picked up where the Carter and Clinton administrations left off, adopting the no-use policies promoted by environmental groups who view all federal lands as off limits […]
May 9, 2014
Friday Facts: May 9, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[N]ow that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, […]
May 8, 2014
Video Forum: Concierge Primary Care for the Little Guy!
Four years ago Lee Gross saw the medical sands were shifting. His insurance-based primary care practice near Sarasota, Florida was in danger of extinction. It was time to try something […]
May 6, 2014
ObamaCare’s Cascade of Taxes Pounds U.S. Taxpayers
President Obama promised middle-income families they would not see their taxes go up “one single dime” as a result of ObamaCare. But millions of such Americans are indeed paying to […]
May 2, 2014
Friday Facts: May 2, 2014
It’s Friday! Events May 7: Register by MONDAY to attend ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Dr. Lee Gross, co-founder […]
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