How Are Seniors Spending Their Money?
LifeHealth Pro: Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal explains the shifting patterns in how seniors spend their money.
Administration Fears Part of Health Care System So Flawed it Could Bankrupt Insurance Companies
FOX news: NCPA President John Goodman criticizes the Obama administration’s treatment of the problems with the Affordable Care Act.
Restrictions on Plastic Bags Fail to Deliver Results
Investor’s Business Daily: Restricting plastic bags fails the pocketbook test, says NCPA Senior Fellow Sterling Burnett. Restricting plastic bags costs cities more money and makes little to no impact on the environment.
More Seniors Spending on Mortgages, Credit Card Debt
NCPA: Today’s seniors are increasingly carrying mortgages and credit card debt, says a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis.
How Are Seniors Spending Their Money?
Forty-two million seniors currently reside in the United States, and many of the baby boomers who are approaching retirement are not financially ready. Just 20 years ago, most seniors entered retirement debt-free. Now, experts wonder if retirees will able to make ends meet throughout the rest of their lives, much less not outlive their money. While fewer seniors have guaranteed incomes, such as company pensions, to provide security during retirement, more seniors are carrying debt.
Minimum Wage Increase Will Reduce Poverty Even Less than I Thought
EconLog: David Henderson further explores the possible dangers of raising the minimum wage.
Our Gravest Peril
Wall Street Journal: Of all the concerns facing the nation, NCPA board member Pete Du Pont asserts that it is our foreign policy failings that require the most attention.
ObamaCare at Significant Risk of a ‘Death Spiral’
FOX News: NCPA President John Goodman warns that the lackluster enrollment of young people in the ObamaCare exchange puts the program at significant risk of a death spiral.
IRS Denies Another ACA Delay
FOX Business: Senior Fellow Devon Herrick spells out the dangers of the rumored delay of the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act.
Corporate Income Tax Could Be Replaced By A 9 Percent Tax on All Profits
US Daily Review: Based on findings from a study on corporate income tax conducted by the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center, Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff states that American workers would win big if the current 35 percent corporate income tax were replaced with a 9 percent flat tax on all income.
ObamaCare Enrollment
Fox News Channel: NCPA President John Goodman warns the lack of youth enrollment in ObamaCare will create funding problems as the program enrolls older, more expensive consumers.
Obamacare At ‘Significant’ Risk of ‘Death Spiral,’ Economist Warns
CNSNews.com: Obamacare is still at risk for a death spiral if more young, healthy people don’t enroll, warns NCPA President John Goodman.
A Simple Alternative to the ObamaCare Mandate
Washington Examiner: NCPA President John Goodman lays out the problems with ObamaCare – and offers his solutions.
GOP Health Care Reform
Fox News Channel: NCPA President John Goodman suggests that tax subsidies are the key to universal health care coverage.
House Passes Bill to Expedite Energy Production on Federal Lands
Heartlander: NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett touts the benefits of the bill passed by the House expediting energy production on federal lands, stating that the bill will create jobs and increase tax revenues even for states that don’t receive direct energy revenues.
Kill the Corporate Tax to Help Workers
National Review Online: Focusing on the findings of Laurence Kotlikoff and the NCPA’s New Tax Analysis Center, the National Review highlights the need to abolish the corporate income tax.
ObamaCare Enrollment Deadline for Pre-Existing Conditions Delayed
FOX Business: Devon Herrick comments on the latest delay in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
In Defense of Inequality
Psychology Today: Dr. John Goodman discusses the benefits of inequality – and why we need it in today’s society.
2014 Predictions for your Wallet
Wallet Hub: NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal offers her advice on retirement planning in the upcoming year in Wallet Hub’s predictions for 2014.
ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers
Fox News Channel: NCPA President John Goodman comments on the Affordable Care Act’s enrollment numbers, pointing out that the pool is largely comprised of older, and thus more expensive, individuals.
Most of the Benefits of a Minimum Wage Increase Would Not Go to Poor Households
Most people who earn the minimum wage or slightly more are the only earners in their households and, therefore, are poor, right? And so, if the federal government or state governments raise the minimum wage, that will be a nicely targeted way of helping poor people, right?
Debate Over Minimum Wage Hike is Obscured by Myths
Investor’s Business Daily: David Henderson discusses the impact of raising the minimum wage.
The Intersection of Taxes and Economics
Accounting Today: Roger Russell discusses the impact of reducing the corporate tax rate, citing the NCPA’s tax reform study.
Want a 12 percent raise? Eliminate the Corporate Income Tax
Economics 21: A new NCPA study shows how eliminating the corporate income tax would increase wages and lead to rapid investment.
Medicaid Expansion Means More ER Visits
Psychology Today: The experiences of Massachusetts and Oregon demonstrate that bringing more people onto Medicaid will only increase emergency room visits, writes John Goodman.