NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Monday, April 8, 2002

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Daily Policy Digest
Monday, April 8, 2002

	There are advantages to taxing consumption, rather than income, says Bruce Bartlett....
NCPA

	Black poverty rate has dropped 14 percent in 20 years, but this and other advances have gone unremarked by some black leaders, critics say....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	More California farmers want federal subsidies, saying they're affected by "scary" competition....
NEW YORK TIMES

	Some anti-cancer drugs are in short supply, and distributing them could deplete the patient-pool for clinical trials....
WASHINGTON POST

	Some Vets must wait three years for a doctor's appointment in order to hold down prescription drug costs....
NEW YORK TIMES

	English is the dominant language among third-generation Latino immigrants, who are the fastest growing segment of the Latino population....
NEW YORK TIMES

	New U.S. patent law could accelerate innovation, say economists -- unless inventors decide to keep their work secret....
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