January 15, 2010
By Jacob Shmukler Forcing every American to buy health insurance is a key component of both House and Senate health care legislation that will be merged into a single bill […]
December 4, 2009
By Ronald Bachman It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” gave us the real insight to the ultimate goals of the Obama presidency and the current Congress: redistribution of wealth. […]
August 14, 2009
By Ronald E. Bachman The loudest voices clamoring for health “reform” in Washington are seldom considering health or health care first. The furor is about power: Controlling $2.5 trillion gives […]
August 7, 2009
By Brad Alexander President Obama appears to believe a new national health care system can be created by winning the support of every Democrat in Congress and enough Republicans to […]
July 17, 2009
By Ross Mason At charity clinics throughout Georgia, patients with no health insurance or who don’t qualify for government programs jam telephone lines to obtain an appointment. If the clinic doesn’t take appointments, patients […]
July 10, 2009
By Phred Barnet Giving a tax incentive to a business to encourage economic development sounds like a great idea, but it is not. Tax breaks for businesses are little more […]
April 24, 2009
By Benita M. Dodd They weren’t playing nice at the Capitol this year, and when legislators grabbed their toys and went home, neither chamber had won the transportation legislation tug-of […]
March 27, 2009
By Benita M. Dodd The standoff among the House, the Senate and the Governor’s office over competing transportation proposals continues under Georgia’s Gold Dome, but the Department of Transportation isn’t […]
April 18, 2008
By Benita M. Dodd Internet-savvy bank customers in Georgia can go online and check and balance their accounts from the comfort of their home, even at 2 in the morning. […]
March 28, 2008
By E. Frank Stephenson Good news for Georgia taxpayers: It is looking increasingly likely that the 2008 General Assembly session will result in a significant tax cut. What remains less […]
March 21, 2008
By Benita M. Dodd Sunshine Week, the effort to promote open government, is celebrated nationally this year from March 16-22. But the campaign launched (appropriately) in the Sunshine State in […]
December 7, 2007
By Kelly McCutchen “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever […]
May 4, 2007
By Senator Johnny Isakson When I was running for Senate in 2004, illegal immigration was second only to the war on terror on the list of issues folks asked me […]
May 19, 2006
By Lynn Westmoreland You can’t go outside to play until you’ve cleaned your room, Mom used to say. We could use Mom’s wisdom in Washington: Our fiscal house has escaped […]
April 21, 2006
By Senator Johnny Isakson When I was running for Senate in 2004, illegal immigration ranked second only to the war on terror among the issues people asked me about on […]
January 27, 2006
By Benita M. Dodd The 2005-2006 legislative term has already seen at least three dozen pieces of legislation that reference eminent domain, the authority of government to take land from […]
January 9, 2006
‘- Supreme Court: Kelo v. City of New London (pdf) Georgia Public Policy Foundation – Amicus brief press release (pdf) – Reaction to Kelo decision press release – Commentary: Without Local Curbs, Eminent Domain Abuse Is Imminent June, […]
July 22, 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Benita M. Dodd Long ago, Thomas Jefferson warned that “government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have […]
January 7, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd Environmental organizations have great success in rallying support around their causes, and their traditional targets, industry and business leaders, would be first to admit it. It’s […]
March 28, 2003
By Benita M. Dodd Georgians need only access the latest lobbyist expenditure report on the State Ethics Commission’s Web site to understand the implications for taxpayers should legislators agree to […]
November 8, 2002 • Commentary
By Kelly McCutchen People love trivia, so here’s a test: Describe the boundaries of your U.S. congressional district, as well as your Georgia House and Senate district. No clue? Don’t […]
October 16, 2002
Georgia regulators continue to micro-manage some aspects of alcohol sales that could be safely negotiated by the market’s participants themselves. By Morgan Smith I. Summary In 2001, the Georgia Legislature […]
March 15, 2000
Hans A. von Spakovsky Elected officials in Georgia and throughout the country have been expressing their concern over the possible loss of state sales tax revenues as e-commerce grows on […]
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