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The US national debt is a threat to the nation’s economic future
The ratio of publicly held federal debt is expected to hit 202% in the next 30 years.
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Vanpools: The forgotten mode of mass transit
Vanpools are a high-quality, low-cost mass transit option.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: State pension plans change investment return assumptions, how to improve Florida’s retirement plan, and more
Plus: Historical analysis of state pension plan funded ratios and comparisons between public and private sector teacher retirement benefits.
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Medical marijuana users have Second Amendment rights, deserve the right to self-defense
Due to federal drug laws, medical marijuana patients are losing their Second Amendment gun rights.
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The pandemic is increasing the need to reform education funding and teacher pension systems
Long-term losses in enrollment can have grave financial ramifications for school districts.
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A primer on carbon taxes
Examining claims that replacing existing regulations, subsidies, and tax expenditures with a carbon tax would more cost-effectively achieve emissions-reductions goals.
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Sen. Manchin’s proposed reforms to the child tax credit would be a step back in fighting poverty
History shows that work requirements for cash assistance to poor Americans often work much better as political sloganeering than as real programs.
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Proposed electric vehicles tax credit prioritizes labor unions over carbon reduction goals
By trying to push buyers to union-assembled cars, Congress risks slowing the shift to electric vehicles and undercutting the carbon reduction goals it is trying to achieve.
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Catholic schools get shortchanged by California and school districts
Federal law says that private schools serving disadvantaged students should receive some federal education funding, but they don’t always get it.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Federal COVID-19 relief mostly unspent, promise for worker freedom, and more
Plus: Greater competition in alcohol distribution, Army base water privatization deal, and more.
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Aviation Policy News: Airport emissions and delay management tool, air traffic control tower debacle, and more
Plus: A tale of two airport surveys, increased air safety over the North Atlantic, and more.
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Evidence-based policies to slow climate change
Top-down policy approaches to control emissions may not be as effective as bottom-up approaches that harness the natural tendency of entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Maryland State Retirement Pension System lowers investment return assumption, but more reforms are needed
MSPRS should consider lowering its assumed rate of return even lower than 6.8% to align with market projections.
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How a federal tobacco tax increase would impact West Virginia
If Congress wants to help West Virginia achieve better public health outcomes, it should look to increase access to safer smoking alternatives like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
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There are no quick and easy fixes to our supply chain challenges
For now, policymakers should be vigilant about avoiding well-meaning but counterproductive policy responses and, instead, work to improve long-run supply chain resilience by jettisoning existing harmful government policies.
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Washington Metro’s suspension of over half its rail cars should have Congress rethinking rail funding
Given both the expense of rail transit rolling stock and the widespread reliability issues that plague it, Congress should reconsider any rail infrastructure spending.
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Examining excess deaths, years of lives lost, and other health consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic
"The non-COVID death toll that has accompanied the pandemic is large, well into six digits."
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Leasing city airport could help Phoenix pay down pension debt
Sky Harbor airport could generate between $1.5 billion to $2.9 billion in net proceeds to the city.
