Daily Policy Digest
Government Issues
| It's Not a Welfare State, It's a Special Interest State The problem with the welfare state is that the concept of "welfare" has become an open, bottomless vessel into which every desire can be poured... |
| Carpooling Discouraged at George Washington Bridge With toll hikes, more drivers are picking up hitchhikers before the George Washington Bridge in a mutually beneficial relationship; in response, local police are cracking down on the practice... |
| Are Americans Too Dumb for Democracy? There are a number of reasons to believe that Americans' supposed ignorance will not spell the doom of democracy... |
| Washington's Ten Thousand Commandments According to the Small Business Administration, the annual cost of complying with federal regulations has exceeded $1 trillion since around 2005... |
| Why Motorists Should Pay by the Mile A more agreeable system for financing the maintenance and expansion of the nation's roadways would tax drivers instead on the number of miles driven on the roads... |
| Consumer Welfare and Television Program Regulation In making spectrum allocation decisions, the Federal Communications Commission has been heavily influenced by industry interests... |
| Airline Deregulation: Myth or Reality? Airport services, including slots and gates, are not priced according to market-based principles, with "first come" a common principle used regarding take-offs and landings... |
| Ongoing Government Failures in Air Transportation Carriers can be fined for holding passengers on the tarmac for extended periods; the economic response of airlines has been to hold back flights at the gate or to cancel them... |
| Why We Need Principles-Based Regulation With principles-based regulations, legislation would lay out broad but well-defined principles that businesses are expected to follow... |
| The Problem with Public Broadcasting Government-funded media companies are inherently problematic and impossible to reconcile with either the First Amendment or a government of constitutionally limited powers... |
