NCPA and Salem Radio Network Present Leaders in Congress
National Center for Policy Analysis delivers FreeOurHealthcareNow.com petition; largest policy petition ever presented to Congress
Seniors Leaning on Credit- Washington Post
Alice Smith thought she would live comfortably and quietly in her Hyattsville retirement community. Instead she's fretfully dodging calls from her creditors.
Stossel: Why Obama’s Health Plan gets it Wrong
President Barack Obama says insurance companies make you pay too much for health care. He wants the government to "limit how much you can be charged for out-of-pocket expenses."
The Town Hall Protestors: Who Are They and Why Are They So Angry?
The overwhelming majority of concerned citizens speaking up about health care reform at the August town hall meetings across the country are taking part in the process to express their genuine displeasure over the changes to our health care system proposed by President Barack Obama and the Democrats.
The High Cost of Cash for Clunkers
The $1 billion set aside for the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), or "Cash for Clunkers," ran out quickly this summer. CARS aims to encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles by offering a $3,500 to $4,500 government-funded rebate to consumers who trade-in vehicles that get less than 18 miles per gallon (mpg) for new cars that get more than 22 mpg or new trucks that get at least 18 mpg. Congress refueled the popular stimulus program with another $2 billion – enough to buy a total of approximately 750,000 trade-ins.
How Tort Reform Cut Florida Workers’ Compensation Costs
Could tort reform reduce health care costs? Using the legal system to resolve patient injury claims is expensive and inefficient. The cost of litigation – principally attorneys' fees – raises claim costs, adding billions of dollars a year to premiums for workers' compensation and health insurance.
The High Cost of Liberalism
The Treasury reports that our country's federal debt has doubled in nine years, rising steadily, year by year, to $10.72 trillion from $5.67 trillion in 2000. Our deficit for the current year fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, is expected to total $1.8 trillion, four times last year's figure, leaving us with a federal debt of $38,500 for every U.S. resident.
The Competition Cure – Wall Street Journal
"Competition" has become a watchword of Team Obama's push for its health-care bill. Specifically, the Administration has defended its public insurance option as a necessary competitive goad to the private health insurance industry.
John Goodman in Wall Street Journal, Explains Protests
In today's Wall Street Journal, National Center for Policy Analysis President John C. Goodman takes an insiders look at the town hall attendees who are speaking up at these August meetings all over the country.
Explaining the Town-Hall Protests – Wall Street Journal
'They're un-American," says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "They're spreading lies and distortions," says senior White House adviser David Axelrod. They are "being funded and organized by out-of-district special-interest groups and insurance companies," says the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Explaining the Town-Hall Protests – Wall Street Journal
'They're un-American," says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "They're spreading lies and distortions," says senior White House adviser David Axelrod. They are "being funded and organized by out-of-district special-interest groups and insurance companies," says the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Our Health Care Crisis: Age, Obesity, Lawyers
This is how President Obama should start a speech on health care–"My fellow Americans: We are old. We are fat. We are afraid of lawyers."
Our PC President would never begin a speech like that. But with his polls plummeting, maybe he should. I think the country is in the mood for such straight talk.
Congressional Brief: Health Care
To confront America’s health care crisis, we do not need more spending, more regulations or more bureaucracy. We do need people, however, including every doctor and every patient. All 300 million Americans must be free to use their intelligence, their creativity and their innovative ability to make the changes needed to create access to low-cost, high-quality health care.
USA versus the NHS- Times Online
When Bobbie Whiteman moved to the United States from Britain, she did not give medical insurance a thought. She had no cover for six months and it was only when she was offered a job at Variety, the Hollywood newspaper, that it became an issue. It was part of her salary package and she had to decide between several schemes the company had on offer.
The Democrats' Health Reform Problem Begins With the Questions Democrats Ask – National Review
How can Washington have spent so much time debating health care and still have failed to come up with a reasonable reform? By starting from the wrong premises. There are three basic questions to be asked about the design of any health-care system.
Improving Savings Incentives for the Poor
Americans have been saving less and less of their after-tax income for the past 15 years. The annual personal savings rate averaged 8 percent from 1929 to 2000, but reached a historical low of 0.4 percent in 2005. With the onset of the 2008-2009 recession, however, the savings rate rose again to more than 6 percent.
We Broke the Bank- Washington Times
The United States is functionally bankrupt. Our collective capacity to deal with this astonishing fact is seemingly nonexistent. Our national politics have become show business, exhibiting a complete refusal to strategically respond to this reality.
More Than 1 Million Have Signed Petition Opposing Obama's Health-Care Plan
A petition opposing President Barack Obama's plan for a government-led overhaul of the nation's health care system has garnered over 1 million signatures since it launched May 25, something its sponsors say is proof that public opposition to Obama's plan is very real.
Soaking the Rich and Drenching Small Business
As soon as 2010, small businesses could face three simultaneous tax hikes that would raise their marginal tax rate as high as 66.9 percent. Democrats in Congress plan to raise taxes on top earners by allowing some of the Bush tax cuts to expire. Draft legislation in the House of Representatives to overhaul the health care system contains two additional proposals that aim to soak the rich. However, these tax hikes will drench small businesses.
A Million Say No to ObamaCare
This week a petition drive against the healthreform plan, whose fate will be decided by Congress in the fall, gathered its one millionth signature. The petition drive, called Free Our Health Care Now, is sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis and has been widely touted by conservative radio talk-show hosts nationwide, including Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved and others.
One Million Americans – and Counting – Come Out Against President Obama’s Health Care Plan
The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and Salem Radio Network announced today the 1 millionth signature on their joint "Free Our Health Care Now" petition…
The New Federal Tobacco Tax: Who Loses?
The recent expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) was funded by an increase in federal excise taxes on tobacco products. Congress increased the federal tax on cigarettes by 61 cents per pack and raised the tax on other tobacco products, with the goal of equalizing the tax per pound of tobacco.
Carbon Offsets: Scam, Not Salvation
In the battle against climate change, most media attention has been paid to "cap-and-trade" schemes, under which countries set upper limits ("caps") on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and allow companies to sell ("trade") unused emissions rights to other firms. However, there is a second path to global warming salvation: Carbon offsets.