Romney's Taxes: So How Much Is 13 Percent?
Forbes: In his most recent Forbes commentary, NCPA Senior Fellow Bob McTeer says dollars are more important than percentages.
Medicare drama more hype than reality
USA Today: President Obama and Congressman Ryan’s Medicare budgets are compared by NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas Saving and NCPA President John Goodman.
Medicare drama more hype than reality
USA Today: President Obama and Congressman Ryan’s Medicare budgets are compared by NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas Saving and NCPA President John Goodman.
Study shows plastic bag bans hurt sales
Waste & Recycle News: According to a new NCPA study, plastic bag bans can drive shoppers away and have a negative effect on retailers and grocers.
Plastic Bag Bans Create Economic Backlash
Banning plastic bags can have negative economic and environmental consequences, according to a new study by NCPA Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal.
Study: Plastic bag ban affects spending
kxan.com: NCPA study finds that plastic bag bans’ economic and environmental effects may not be what you expected.
A Survey on the Economic Effects of Los Angeles County’s Plastic Bag Ban
Grocers and other retailers nationwide pack consumers’ purchases in plastic bags. However, a growing number of jurisdictions — including Los Angeles county, and cities such as Austin and Seattle — have banned the use of thin-film plastic bags. Other local governments, such as the Washington, D.C., city council, have implemented a per-bag tax.
Ryan: Seniors will be denied treatment under Obamacare
The Washington Examiner: The ACA will create health care rationing for seniors, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick
Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes?
The central theme of President Obama’s tax policy has been that ‘the rich’ do not pay their fair share of federal taxes, and the middle class pays more as a result. But a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in July 2012 shows this to be false.
Why the Doctor Can’t See You
The Wall Street Journal: NCPA President John C. Goodman explains why the ACA will soon create a doctor shortage in America, rationing by waiting and a two-tiered health care system.
Why the Doctor Can’t See You
The Wall Street Journal: NCPA President John C. Goodman explains why the ACA will soon create a doctor shortage in America, rationing by waiting and a two-tiered health care system.
Accountable Care Organizations: Panacea or Train Wreck?
One of the hottest new ideas in health care is the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Similar to health maintenance organizations (HMOs), ACOs are designed to bring hospitals, physicians and insurers together to reduce health care costs by improving quality and reducing expenditures for unnecessary tests and procedures.
Economic Forecasts Revised Downward–What's a Business Leader to Do?
Forbes: Revised economic forecasts don’t account for uncertainty, according to NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly.
NCPA: Transit costs 'railroaded'
Oil and Gas Journal: High costs and slow travel times burden railroads from being efficient, according to a recent NCPA study.
Romney Should be Even More Aggressive on Taxes
TownHall.com: Eliminating loopholes, deductions and credits would allow for lower tax rates, and would maintain the current income tax revenue, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
NCPA: Lead Ammunition Bans Harm Wildlife
According to a recent report from the NCPA, banning lead ammunition will actually harm wildlife management efforts
No, Romney Won't Raise Your Taxes $2,000
American Spectator: Mitt Romney is proposing to cut tax rates for everyone, across the board, says NCPA Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara.
Private Donors Step Up to Keep California State Parks Open
Heartlander: Sterling Burnett, senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, declares that privatization is the solution to keep state parks in California.
No Need to Get the Lead Out
In 1991 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service instituted a nationwide ban on the use of lead shot to hunt waterfowl due to studies that suggested ducks and geese often mistake the small pellets for food, resulting in lead poisoning.
The Market for Healthcare Risk
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman says regulations intended to help people with pre-existing conditions have instead made it more difficult for them to get insurance.
The Market for Healthcare Risk
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman says regulations intended to help people with pre-existing conditions have instead made it more difficult for them to get insurance.
The Truth About Guns
TownHall.com: Assault weapon bans are not the answer to public shootings, argues NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Chinese Controlled Rare Earths Supply is Essential to U.S. Defense
China’s stranglehold on the world’s rare earth supply threatens American defense systems and technologies that rely on rare earth phosphors, metals, alloys and magnets to function, according to a new National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) report.
The Defense Implications of Rare Earth Shortages
Rare earth elements are used in everyday products: smart phones, hard disc drives, flat-screen televisions and advanced batteries. They are essential to such ‘green’ technologies as wind turbines, compact fluorescent lights and hybrid cars. In today’s world, which emphasizes cutting-edge and environmentally-friendly technologies, rare earths are everywhere.
Health Insurance vs. Healthcare
Psychology Today: John Goodman explains that health insurance does note insure access to healthcare.