New studies reinforce that improving access to cars may be the best way to help the poor. ‘Car ownership plants the seeds for upward mobility’ By Scott Beyer (The Daily […]
Writing for the Reason Foundation on June 16, Jerry Brito notes that the Virginia government’s response to Uber and Lyft is behind the times and a disservice to residents. It’s a warning Georgia […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
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 […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Opting for organic? How scientific are you about your food intake? Do you insist on buying organic coffee and bread […]
Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Icejam 2014 brought metro Atlanta – and my Checking Up on Health roundup – to a standstill on January 28. I […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 26, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Announces 2 New Board of Trustees Members Atlanta – The […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd (Back after a two-week hiatus!) There’s an app for that: Apple’s iTunes Store has introduced a section featuring apps aimed […]
The United States government – our federal government – has taken what some might consider an alarming position in the question of whether families that prefer homeschooling can seek asylum […]
Here is something Georgia lawmakers might want to think about: Why was the employment growth rate for Georgia public school administrators and non-teaching staff nearly double the percentage growth rate […]
Facing a presidential veto pen blocking repeal of ObamaCare, the House is working to defund, dismantle, and delay implementation of the unpopular health overhaul law to avert at least some […]
By Grace-Marie Turner The third wave of ObamaCare taxes began on January 1, the latest blitz before the tsunami of changes from the health overhaul law hit in 2014. These […]
ObamaCare will continue to barrel toward implementation in 2014, but its failings will become clearer and clearer every day. We now face the very real danger, as Supreme Court Justice […]
By Eric Wearne “For state and district leaders, it comes down to two decisions: what devices and who pays.” These are always fundamental concepts surrounding the adoption and implementation of […]
By Grace-Marie Turner One of the most tragic failings of ObamaCare is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable citizens – patients with no option […]
To those who insist that they’ve “paid for” their Medicare benefits and dare politicians to change the program, consider this: A typical couple retiring last year, with both spouses having […]
By Grace-Marie Turner ObamaCare violates American values down to our country’s very DNA. A majority of Americans continue to oppose the health law because we understand that it is at […]
By Grace-Marie Turner “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep […]
By Grace-Marie Turner So just how much is that new ObamaCare tax going to cost you? For some people, a lot more than you have been hearing. The individual mandate […]
By Grace Marie-Turner The latest New York Times / CBS News poll dives into public opinion on ObamaCare following the Supreme Court decision and finds opposition to the law virtually […]
Civil asset forfeiture – which is defined as law enforcement’s authority to seize private property on the suspicion of a crime — has landed on the Georgia State Capitol doorstep. […]
Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens issued strong statements on Monday in support of overturning federal health care reform, just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Erroll Davis recently described high school graduation rates as “great works of art.” Next week the Georgia Department of Education is expected to release new data […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The best thing we can do for democracy in the world, in my view now, is get our own fiscal house in order. If we don’t do […]
It’s Friday! Quotable – “We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that […]
It’s Friday! Quotable – “The great variable in the federal balance sheet has been spending, not revenue. Debt comes from spending more than you have, not from having too little. Does anyone […]
By Mike Klein Think about this image. You are traveling down one of Georgia’s splendid highways and suddenly a train carrying coal hurtles past in a near blur. […]
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 […]
Understandably, men who don’t benefit from their hard work tend not to work very hard. By David Boaz Four hundred years ago this month 105 men and boys disembarked from […]
By Valerie Bayham It takes a minimum of 12 hours of training to carry a firearm as a private security guard in Georgia. Basic training is only 120 hours for […]
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