November 18, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014
Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]
Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation
November 14, 2014
Friday Facts: November 14, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from […]
November 14, 2014
Outlaw Policing for Profit in Georgia
Seizing the property of individuals who have not been convicted, let alone indicted, is a travesty of justice By Benita M. Dodd Back in 1966, Bobby Fuller sang about, “Robbin’ […]
November 11, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 11, 2014
ObamaCare Obfuscation: The plot thickens. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd You’re stupid. Don’t sweat all this complicated gubmint stuff. This week’s big health care story […]
November 7, 2014
Time for Truth In Medicare Accounting
It’s time to fix Medicare’s “Doc Fix” once and for all. By Kelly McCutchen and Patrick Gleason The mid-term elections are in the rearview mirror, but Congress still has a […]
November 4, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 4, 2014
The government has demanded confidentiality from insurers about testing of the health care enrollment system. Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s Election Day in Georgia, so […]
October 29, 2014
Never Underestimate the Power of a Field Trip
A student field trip to the museum yields much more than an appreciation for the arts. By Benita M. Dodd Growing up in a dreary, low-income community where even restaurants […]
October 24, 2014
Friday Facts: October 24, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The next time you hear an alarming speech about ‘global warming’ on Earth Day, just remember that the first Earth Day featured alarms about the […]
October 24, 2014
Making Sense of Georgia’s Labor Market
Like the blind men and the elephant, the competing charges on Georgia’s jobless are because of different data. By E. Frank Stephenson Georgians with the misfortune of turning on their […]
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 10, 2014
Transit Tall Tales and Coping With Too Much Money
If it weren’t for a surfeit of federal funds, cities wouldn’t plan ridiculously expensive rail lines that, in most cases, do nothing for transit riders or transportation users in general. […]
October 3, 2014 • Video
2014 Forum VIDEO: Leadership Address by Herman Cain
Herman Cain’s father worked as a janitor, barber and chauffeur. His son would become a candidate for the United States Senate and later President of the United States after a […]
October 3, 2014
Disruptive Think Tanks: ‘Undermining the State,’ Unnerving the Left
Challenging the Goliath of Big Government and statism – government’s growing control over our business and businesses – is what the “stink tanks” do. (Corrected version to reflect that SPN […]
October 3, 2014
2014 Forum VIDEO: Tearing Down Walls to School Choice
Matchbook Learning CEO Sajan George challenged Georgia to create a more focused K-12 public education vision during the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum panel discussion. Alpharetta resident Sajan George founded […]
October 3, 2014
2014 Forum VIDEO: Tearing Down Walls to Economic Growth
Tax Foundation economist Liz Malm and former North Carolina state Senator Thom Goolsby talked about what Georgia could do to maintain competitive tax strategies. Georgia’s personal state income tax rate […]
October 1, 2014
2014 Forum VIDEO: Education Keynote Address by Clint Bolick
Clint Bolick is universally regarded as one of the greatest school choice legal minds in the country. Bolick delivered the Education Keynote Address at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum […]
September 30, 2014
2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum
5th Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Theme: “Tearing Down Walls” (25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall) Date: Friday, September 19, 2014 Location: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel 2450 Galleria Parkway; Atlanta, GA […]
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 12, 2014
Getting Smart on Crime Puts Georgia Ahead
Georgia has reason to celebrate success in adult criminal and juvenile justice reforms. By Mike Klein Not long ago, the national philosophy behind criminal justice policy was to lock offenders […]
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 9, 2014
Astonishing Early Results from GA Juvenile Justice Reform
Early criminal justice reform outcomes: Georgia juvenile detention sentences were down an astonishing 62 percent during a nine-month period that ended in June. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike […]
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 […]
September 5, 2014
Georgia Legislative Policy Forum 2014: A Platform for Reform
“Every year, the Forum is a unique opportunity to bring innovative ideas directly to Georgia leaders.” For more information on the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum and to register, click here or […]
September 2, 2014
Checking Up On Health: September 2, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd (This Labor Day week, the reference to the CBO quote about the Affordable Care Act is the extent of the […]
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 29, 2014
The Humanity of Herbert Hoover: A Character of Caring
“In all the history of human suffering I know of … no accomplishment which in terms of magnitude and generosity can be compared to the relief that you have actually […]
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 22, 2014
Friday Facts: August 22, 2014
It’s Friday! Events Aug. 28: Register by Tuesday for,“Unaccountable Government in Action: Capital Markets in the Fed’s Cross-Hairs,”a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. Former SEC Commissioner […]
August 22, 2014
Georgia Can Lead in Savings with Plan to Eliminate Medical Malpractice
By reducing the necessity for physicians to practice defensive medicine, Georgians can save billions of dollars. By Dr. Brian E. Hill and Wayne Oliver During the next few weeks, many […]
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