The Positive Side of Negative Interest Rates
John Maynard Keynes said, “When my information changes I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?” For Keynesians and non-Keynesians alike, it is excellent advice — essential, in fact — …
“Joint Employment” and Unions Bad for Small Business: NCPA
The National Labor Relations Board’s expanded interpretation of “joint employment” could severely hurt small businesses and franchises, warns a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pam …
Labor Unions and the Joint Employer Rule
Two significant rulings by the National Labor Relations Board in 2015 expanded the longstanding interpretation of “joint employment,” a designation given when two firms are involved in directing, controlling, training and supervising …
Cutting Competition Won’t Solve the Problem of Rising Drug Prices
Dallas, TX Would requiring disclosure of wholesale prices lower prescription drug costs? Experts say no, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick. …
A Bogus Solution for High Drug Costs
Most of the drugs Americans take are lower cost generics — accounting for about 88 percent of prescriptions. Generics are cheap because they are no longer protected by patents and different manufacturers …
The NLRB Joint Employer Rule Creates New Challenges in the Complex Relationship between Employers and Unions
Chairman Vitter and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about the NLRB joint employer rule and the implications on employers and unions. I …
How the New Overtime Pay Rule Will Hurt the Middle Class
The U.S. Department of Labor has updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations, raisingthe threshold at which salaried employees are exempt from overtime pay, effective December 1, 2016. Salaried employees …
Principles of Financial Opportunity Reforms
The Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives has a plan to offer reforms as a pro-growth, pro-consumer alternative to the Dodd-Frank Act, which is harming the economy and consumers. Dodd-Frank …
Financial Services Committee to Tackle Dodd-Frank
Dallas, TX Because the Dodd-Frank Act is harming the economy and consumers, the House Financial Services Committee plans to offer a pro-growth, pro-consumer replacement, previewed by Chairman Jeb Hensarling at …
Raising premiums, deductibles may help control Medicare spending, experts say
NCPA research recently released in the report “How to Pay for Medicare” was cited in this article from McKnight’s.
NCPA to Hensarling: Do Not Underestimate the Dangerous Conflict Mineral Provision in Dodd-Frank
On behalf of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), I am writing to express our support for your efforts to create a pro-growth, pro-consumer alternative to the Dodd-Frank Act. The NCPA …