Daily Policy Digest
| How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure The cost of paying the tax for not having insurance is not steep enough to encourage young, healthy individuals to enter the health care market... |
| Are Sleepy Students Learning? The general rule of thumb is that adolescents should be getting about eight or nine hours of sleep; under this measure, only 8 percent of teens report optimal sleep... |
| How Fossil Fuels Saved Humanity from Nature and Nature from Humanity Without the use of fossil fuels, global cropland would have to increase by 150 percent to meet current food demand... |
| How Government Makes Us Fatter In 1982 the government told Americans to reduce fat consumption from 40 percent to 30 percent of daily intake; this resulted in Americans eating more carbohydrates, which have contributed to the increase in obesity rates... |
| Depending on Energy, Not Energy Independent The United States enjoys strong partnerships with about 90 different countries that it trades fossil fuels with... |
| A Winning Plan for Entitlement Reform In President Obama's first year, spending increased to 25 percent of the gross domestic product, after being stabilized at 20 percent since World War II, says Peter Ferrara, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis... |
| Rare Earth and Uranium Mining Potential in the States States with rare earths and uranium resources could benefit by more than $40 billion in increased economic development, add nearly 9,000 jobs, and improve their state revenue by almost $2 billion... |
| The Multiple Distortions of Wind Subsidies According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind subsidies cost $52.48 per one million watt hours generated; the same amount of electricity from nuclear power costs $3.10 per one million watt hours... |
| How Consumer-Directed Plans Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care Empirical analysis suggests that people with consumer-driven health plans were able to achieve cuts in health spending while retaining quality care... |
| Regulatory Benefits: Examining Agency Justification for New Regulations Eighty-three percent of budget regulations fail to show what their benefits are and/or how they plan to accomplish them... |
