Daily Policy Digest
| The Sources of State and Local Tax Revenues In 2010, property taxes, including commercial and residential real estate taxes and personal property tax revenues, accounted for 35 percent of state and local government tax revenues... |
| Student Loans: The Next Housing Crisis? Sixty-six percent of recent college grads have outstanding student loans totaling more than $25,000... |
| Pricing Electric Cars Different electricity rates means that an all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf would cost only $28.29 to drive 1,000 miles in Washington state but more than $97 to drive that same distance in Hawaii... |
| The Financial Burden of Compliance and Paperwork The Government Accountability Office says that compliance costs for federal paperwork and taxes are at a minimum $300 billion per year... |
| January 2013 Poll Results Reflect Americans' True Feelings Forty percent of American surveyed say their quality of life has been reduced due to government spending... |
| Privatizing Roads Will Improve America's Roads New road enterprises in America should be granted the ability to charge user fees in place of relying on general funds... |
| Some Families to Be Priced out of Health Overhaul A glitch in the health insurance reform law means close to 500,000 children could remain uninsured... |
| The Myth of the Stagnant Middle Class Americans are able to purchase more luxuries, as basic household spending has fallen from 44 percent of disposable income to 32 percent today... |
| Addressing the Skills Gap in Manufacturing U.S. manufacturing employment has increased by more than 500,000 positions over the last three years... |
| Dispelling a Common Gun-Control Myth Increasing background checks will constitute nothing more than an inconvenience for most gun purchasers and the delays may even trigger slight rises in violent crime... |
