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Minimum Wage: Ben Carson Has a Point
Teaser: Carson may be on to one of those rare policy ideas with both political and economic benefits.This article originally appeared on RealClearPolicyAt last night's two Republican debates, economic...
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An Overdue Budget Reform: Prohibit Double-Counting of Medicare Savings
Teaser: There is no shortage of ideas on how to improve the federal budget process; it is difficult to get bipartisan agreement on most of them.Key members of Congress, notably the chairs of the budget...
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Pope Francis' Policies Won't Help the Poor
Teaser: Pope Francis' concern for the environment is admirable. But to keep the poverty-reducing engine of economic growth running, it is necessary to continue to use fossil fuels.This article...
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The Pre-existing Condition: Changing the Subject
Teaser: The first in seven essays on how to solve the challenge of providing people with pre-existing medical conditions with health insurance.Editor’s note: How to finance care for individuals with...
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The Cadillac Tax Is a Poor Solution to a Real Problem
Teaser: Of all the problems with the employer deduction, the Cadillac Tax addresses only one.A presidential candidate wants to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act. Normally this would not be news,...
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Distinguishing Policy From Politics in the Cadillac Plan Tax
Teaser: The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late.The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late. A motley collection of health...
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A Continuous Coverage Guarantee for Health Insurance
Teaser: Our nation needs a way to protect access to health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions and empower patients to make the best choices for themselves and their families.No American...
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Paid Leave Bill Would be a Lose-Lose for Women and D.C.
Teaser: Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds like a winner, especially for women.This post originally appeared at MarketWatch.Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds...
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Guaranteed Renewability and Equitable Tax Treatment of Health Insurance
Teaser: How can policymakers get younger, healthy adults to essentially cross-subsidize older adults with pre-existing chronic conditions?Roughly one-quarter of the nonelderly adult population in the...
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Why Health Care Is Not a Right
Teaser: Last week's first Democratic debate featured five candidates offering lots of free stuff. From health care to tuition to paid family leave, the Democrats, with the exception of former Virginia...
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New Report: Beyond Repair? America’s Infrastructure Crisis Is Local
Teaser: While conditions and policy responses will vary by place, localities would do well to consider adopting the following eight policies.To access the full report, click here.America’s...
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Sanders Explains 'Democratic Socialism,' Students Smitten
Teaser: With his second-place standing in the polls solidified, many are wondering what would happen in a Sanders economy, and what exactly is democratic socialism.Democratic presidential candidate...
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Future Work Still Needed after Budget’s Disability Fix
Teaser: Passage puts the program in better condition but it will rapidly grow worse unless legislators enact further Social Security reforms in short order.The bipartisan budget bill just passed by...
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Budget Deficits: A Gathering Storm
Teaser: The constituencies for bigger government are organized while those for smaller government, smaller budgets and a level playing field are not.Every four years, tax reform gets a great deal of...
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Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Pay Raise
Teaser: Consider this mystery solved.“The Economy Is Up, but Pay Is Not.” So sayeth Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times this past weekend in a piece titled, “The Mystery of the Vanishing Pay...
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