By Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore WHY DO WE NEED 10 PRINCIPLES OF PRIVATIZATION? Privatization means shifting some or all aspects of service delivery from government to private-sector providers. It is a strategy to lower the costs of government and achieve higher performance and better outcomes for tax dollars spent. A Widely Used Tool Policymakers…
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Regalia Comments on July Jobs Numbers
U.S. Chamber’s Regalia Comments on July Jobs Numbers ‘Policies that have increased taxes, increased regulation, and increased uncertainty have clearly not been a prescription for returning America to work,’ Chief Economist Says WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dr. Martin Regalia, chief economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement on the July jobs numbers: “While the…
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Uncivilized Unrest in Milwaukee’s Third Ward
By Brian Fraley A MacIver Institute Perspective Last week, I did lunch with the sophisticated and civilized people. I knew the Midwest High Speed Rail Association’s ‘brown bag lunch’ at the Milwaukee Public Market last Thursday was going to be interesting when the first announcement was about how to get your automobile parking vouchers validated.…
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Steve’s Say . . .
Fight for Freedom: Don’t Take the Money! A new and blatantly transparent effort now underway by the Obama administration promises cities lots and lots of funding – huge amounts – in return for these cities implementing policies which will put them on a “smart growth” path for the future. Smart growth, of course,means all those…
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Texas Defies EPA on Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
By ROBIN BRAVENDER of Greenwire Texas officials warned U.S. EPA this week they won’t change or reinterpret their air pollution laws to comply with federal greenhouse gas regulations, arguing that the Obama administration’s climate rules are illegal. EPA plans to begin regulating stationary sources of greenhouse gases next January and asked states to inform the…
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The Deficit Inheritance Lie
By Gary Wickert On July 27, 2010, the Congressional Budget Office released a startling report entitled, “Federal Debt and the Risk of a Fiscal Crisis.” Before we take a look at what the report says, it might be a good idea to remind ourselves exactly what the CBO is. The CBO is a federal agency…