Daily Policy Digest
Government Issues
| In Galveston, an Alternative to the "Ponzi Scheme" In 1983 three Texas counties opted out of Social Security for government employees and institute a private retirement plan that guarantees a minimum rate of return of 3.75 percent to 4 percent... |
| Index of States' Standing on Big Labor The "Big Labor vs. Taxpayers Index" gives a clear picture of union powers and privileges across the states... |
| Most Lawmakers Lack Education in Economics On the Senate budget committee, just five out of 23 members -- about 20 percent -- have a business/accounting or economic background... |
| Postal Service Could Save Billions with Slower Service The U.S. Postal Service could save about $1.5 billion a year if it relaxed its two-to-three-day delivery schedules for first-class and Priority Mail deliveries by a day... |
| Boomers Pick Small Towns over Big Cities Over the past decade over 1 million aging baby boomers and seniors moved to smaller cities and rural locations from suburban or urban locations... |
| Terminating the Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration will cost taxpayers about $6.2 billion in 2011... |
| Using Price Theory to Reform Overregulated America In 1787, there were four federal crimes; now there are over 4,000 and the Code of Federal Regulations runs over 157,000 pages... |
| Enterprise Programs: Freeing Entrepreneurs to Provide Essential Services to the Poor A new report from a task force of experts assembled by the National Center for Policy Analysis examines five essential services -- transportation, child care, security, housing and health care -- that would benefit from targeted regulatory relief... |
| America's Young and Restless Abandon Cities for Suburbs Evidence from the last Census shows a marked acceleration of movement not into cities but toward suburban and exurban locations by young Americans... |
| Evaluating Federal Social Programs Federal social programs are rarely evaluated to determine whether they are actually accomplishing their intended purposes... |
