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  • Oct 27, 2003

    Missteps on natural gas

    With negotiations between House and Senate conferees winding down, the details of the new National Energy Policy are becoming clear. Among the points of negotiation was a crucial question, critical to continued U.S. economic progress. Where will the United States get future natural gas supplies?


  • Oct 22, 2003

    Estate tax noisemakers

    Of all the tax cuts enacted during the Bush administration, none has been more controversial than repeal of the estate tax. Even though it represents only a very small part of the total revenue loss from the 2001 and 2003 tax bills - and isn't really repealed, anyway, since it comes back in 2011 after disappearing for just one year - left-wing activists have focused inordinate attention on the estate tax. They are still hoping to prevent its permanent repeal and are working overtime to fight the effort in Congress.


  • Oct 20, 2003

    Are Tax Hikes on the Horizon? – Deficit Fear Raises Pressure

    Despite improving economic and budgetary news, there is rising pressure to do something about the budget deficit. I expect this pressure to grow rapidly over the next year. By early 2005, I believe such pressure will be irresistible. It's not too soon to start thing about where this could lead.


  • Oct 16, 2003

    How Not to Negotiate

    To put it mildly, the current Medicare debate is not the conservative movement's finest hour. Not only are a Republican president and Congress doing everything they can to create an explosive new entitlement, but key conservative groups are attacking one of few genuine free-market reforms before the House-Senate conference committee. These conservatives have managed a trifecta: a policy, tactical, and political blunder - all before the relevant negotiations have begun.
  • Oct 14, 2003

    Oil from refuge would enhance security

    Oil, the dominant source of energy for transportation, is more than a fuel source, however. Petroleum is a feedstock for plastics, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, lubricants and construction materials. This means that if we wish to continue our standard of living, we will need oil well into this century.



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