Executive order targets critical drug shortages
The Hill: NCPA’s Devon Herrick critiques President Obama’s executive order on drug shortages
The Liberal Minds
Town Hall.com: John C. Goodman’s commentary double standards for patients under the health care reform law.
International Land Development Restrictions Drive Up Housing Costs
NCPA – The rapid rise of housing costs in the international market is the focus of a new brief released today from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
First Conference on Rare Earths, Critical Metals, Energy and National Security in Washington, D.C. On Nov. 2
NCPA – The first of its kind, this conference will explore the direct link between the U.S. rare earths supply and the nation’s safety, as well as policy proposals to decrease our dependence on foreign suppliers, improve our domestic energy production, and enhance our national security. It is sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
International Housing Affordability
Housing affordability has steadily decreased in the United States and abroad over the past decade. This decrease is due in large part to strict land use regulations– known by a variety of names, such as compact city policy, growth management, smart growth and prescriptive land use.
Dodd-Frank Creates Obstacles, Restricts Growth
Dodd-Frank was a response to the 2008 financial collapse intended to increase oversight of massive financial institutions, such as large banks and stock brokers, and monitor consumer transactions, such as payday loans and mortgages. It was meant to address the concern that financial institutions in the United States had grown “too big to fail” and would need to be “bailed out” by the government to prevent financial collapse.
Keeping Poor People Poor
TownHall.com: John Goodman explains why government regulations make poverty worse in the U.S.
The Goodman-Kotlikoff Flat Tax
National Review Online – The National Review Online profiles a flat tax idea from NCPA President John Goodman and Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff.
No More Years
The Wall Street Journal – NCPA Chairman Pete Du Pont assesses President Obama’s reelection chances in the Wall Street Journal
No More Years
The Wall Street Journal – NCPA Chairman Pete Du Pont assesses President Obama’s reelection chances in the Wall Street Journal
Free the Nurses–and the Patients
Econlog: John Goodman and Virginia Traweek’s argument for reducing regulations on nurse practitioners was recently featured at Econlog.
HHS Shelves CLASS Entitlement Program
Heartlander: Devon Herrick was featured in a recent Heartlander article describing the flaws of the long-term care program in the ACA.
Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
I. Good Ideas We Should Adopt Even If the Economy Wasn’t Hurting Permanently extend current tax policy. Predictable, consistent tax policy will eliminate needless uncertainty in the business sector. Eliminate …
Jerry Mills, Chairman of the Board
Jerry was born in Maud, Texas in 1940, moved to Dallas at age 15. He is married to Janice Hagans from Hereford, Texas. Jerry has one daughter, Denese Mills and …
Brent Beesley, Vice-Chairman
Brent Beesley is Chairman & CEO of Heritage Bank, St. George, Utah. He holds a BA in Economics from BYU and an MBA and JD from Harvard University. During the …
John Strauss
John Strauss was born and raised in Buffalo graduating from Canisius College in 1961 and in 1990 received an Honorary Doctor’s Degree from Canisius. John received his MBA from New …
Oct 14, 2011
NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. will speak to the weekly meeting of the Park Cities Rotary Club at Maggiano’s Restaraunt in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Burnett’s topic will the …
Recommendations to the Super Committee
Good Ideas We Should Adopt Even If the Economy Wasn’t Hurting Permanently extend current tax policy. Predictable, consistent tax policy will eliminate needless uncertainty in the business sector. Eliminate the …
True unemployment rate obscured by temporary jobs
The Washington Post – The increasing trend of hiring temporary employees masks the true unemployment numbers and could further slow an economic recovery, argues National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal.
10 Questions for tonight’s Bloomberg/Washington Post GOP debate
The Washington Post – For the Oct. 11 GOP debate, The Washington Post collected 10 questions on the minds of influential Think Tankers, including NCPA President John Goodman
Health care reform could spur small firms to rely more on temps
Small Business Executive: Pamela Villarreal and Peter Swanson spotlight temporary employment trends in the labor force and the impact of health care reform on jobs.
Health care reform could spur small firms to rely more on temps
Small Business Executive: Pamela Villarreal and Peter Swanson spotlight temporary employment trends in the labor force and the impact of health care reform on jobs.
Temporary Employment: The New Permanent?
As the United States recovers from the 2008 recession, many consider any employment growth to be a good sign. But uncertainties about future tax and health care costs could be inhibiting permanent job growth, shifting more of the labor force to temporary and part-time employment.
Crisis of the Uninsured: 2010 and Beyond
One of the primary goals of the federal health reform law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — is to ensure that all Americans have health insurance. In 2010, the number of uninsured rose to 49.9 million, or 16.3 percent of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The rise over the past decade in the proportion of the population that is uninsured is largely due to the recession, population growth, immigration and individual choice.
Rare Earths, Critical Metals, Energy and National Security Conference
On November 2, the NCPA sponsored a conference on Capitol Hill that explored the direct link between national security and the domestic rare earths supply. Moving forward, the NCPA will …