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Filmmakers Vote With Their Feet
29 Oct

Filmmakers Vote With Their Feet

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

I blogged yesterday about how tax policy distributes people and businesses. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal illustrates […]

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Districts Are Challenged to Find Local Food in the Middle of the Winter
29 Oct

Districts Are Challenged to Find Local Food in the Middle of the Winter

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education, Transparency

An op-ed in the Birmingham Weekly contains an error that’s familiar to anyone following school lunch policy. It conflates “healthy” […]

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One Small Step for Michigan, One Giant Leap for Common Sense
29 Oct

One Small Step for Michigan, One Giant Leap for Common Sense

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Regulation

The Michigan House passed a bill that would exempt babysitters like the woman who watched neighbors’ kids at a bus […]

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Next Week’s Election Issues
29 Oct

Next Week’s Election Issues

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

Voters in Saint Louis County and Jackson County have some tax and smoking proposals on the ballot Tuesday. Most of […]

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Amtrak And Tax Dollars
29 Oct

Amtrak And Tax Dollars

Posted by David Stokes Transparency, Transportation

The headline for this AP article on rail subsidies says it all. Shockingly, a government agency has overstated its efficiency […]

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If George Soros Pays Me Enough, I Will Stop Working (Hint, Hint)
28 Oct

If George Soros Pays Me Enough, I Will Stop Working (Hint, Hint)

Posted by Christine Harbin Uncategorized

George Soros believes that the free market is “a dogma whose time has passed,” and according to an article in […]

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Are Duomoms as Bad as Octomoms?
28 Oct

Are Duomoms as Bad as Octomoms?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Free-Market Reform, Regulation

A debate on the New York Times website examines the question of regulating twins. Just as many people called for […]

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Do Teacher Unions Matter?
28 Oct

Do Teacher Unions Matter?

Posted by Audrey Spalding Education

A 2009 study in the October issue of the Journal of Labor Economics finds that teacher unions have no effect […]

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Correction
28 Oct

Correction

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I wrote two posts about Quest to Learn under the impression that it’s a charter school. I was mistaken. Quest […]

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Public Plan and the Health Care Wedge
28 Oct

Public Plan and the Health Care Wedge

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam Free-Market Reform

Today’s edition of the Maneater featured an op-ed attacking the notion that a public option in health care is necessary […]

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Caps on Stacked Taxes
28 Oct

Caps on Stacked Taxes

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Municipal Policy, Taxes

The St. Joseph News-Press reports that Missouri lawmakers recently proposed a solution to the problem of “tax stacking” — the […]

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News Flash: Restricting Market Transactions Leads to a Victimless Crime
28 Oct

News Flash: Restricting Market Transactions Leads to a Victimless Crime

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Regulation

If Pennsylvania were to rescind its remaining restrictions on ticket scalping, this kind of thing would happen less often.

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Supply Meets Demand
28 Oct

Supply Meets Demand

Posted by Christine Harbin Regulation

Less than a month after the federal ban on clove cigarettes began, a close substitute good, clove cigars, has hit […]

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The High Cost of High-Speed Rail
28 Oct

The High Cost of High-Speed Rail

Posted by Christine Harbin Privatization, Transportation

During the drive home from work yesterday, I listened to a discussion of high-speed rail on NPR’s “Marketplace.” Mitchell Hartman […]

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Domestic Migration and Tax Policy
28 Oct

Domestic Migration and Tax Policy

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes

New York’s higher-income residents are fleeing the state, and they are taking their tax dollars with them. The New York […]

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Government Approval ? the Ultimate Measure of a Virtual School?
28 Oct

Government Approval ? the Ultimate Measure of a Virtual School?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education

Edspresso links to this essay by Hope Frick, a virtual school student in Pennsylvania. She’s written an articulate explanation of […]

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Laura Dekker: Check Your Local Listings!
27 Oct

Laura Dekker: Check Your Local Listings!

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Transportation

Laura Dekker is still waiting for permission to set sail; latest reports say the Dutch court will issue its decision […]

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Springfield Deserves a Small Amount of Praise for Its Red Light Cameras
27 Oct

Springfield Deserves a Small Amount of Praise for Its Red Light Cameras

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Municipal Policy, Transportation

Don’t worry, I still detest red light cameras and think they are a total violation of our rights. I think […]

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Chicago Thinks About Privatizing Its Water System
26 Oct

Chicago Thinks About Privatizing Its Water System

Posted by David Stokes Regulation, Transparency

According to a little-known website, the Drudge Report, Chicago is considering privatizing its water utility. This would follow on the […]

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Local Food in Columbia Public Schools
26 Oct

Local Food in Columbia Public Schools

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education, Transparency

The Columbia Daily Tribune examines school lunches in this interesting article. Like many districts, Columbia Public Schools is trying to […]

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