Daily Policy Digest

Thursday, February 2, 2012

• Minimum Wage Myths

  San Francisco's $10.24-an-hour minimum wage buys only $6.35 worth of goods and services, says Pamela Villarreal, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis...

• Even at 14 Percent, Romney Pays a Higher Rate than 97 Percent of His Fellow Americans

  Millionaires pay an average effective tax rate of 25 percent, while the average taxpayer who makes less than $100,000 pays an effective rate of 8 percent...

• Outsource Your Kid

  Across the United States, college seniors who used loans to help fund their education owed an average of $25,250 upon graduation in 2010...

• No Need to Panic about Global Warming

  If there is little data to support the global warming claim, why would certain communities of scientists continue to insist on its existence?...

• Maryland Announces Public-Private Partnership to Redevelop and Operate Travel Plazas

  Public-private partnership agreements produce benefits for all involved -- both the directly contracting entities and indirect parties such as state taxpayers...