What’s New @ the NCPA
Week beginning April 8, 2008
McTeer to Co-host CNBC's "Squawk Box"
NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer co-hosted the April 4 edition of CNBC's Squawk Box program. The program focused on Treasury Secretary Paulson's plan to vastly expand the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve and the continuing role of the Fed in stabilizing the economy.
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NCPA Publications
Governments that aggressively redistribute income hurt the poor in the long run while freer economies actually create a net benefit for lower income groups, according to a study by NCPA Senior Fellow Gerald Scully.
NCPA Graduate Student Fellow D. Sean Shurtleff authored a brief analysis about how increased oil production is the real reason for Brazil's success in achieving energy independence.
NCPA Events
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will be guest speaker at the next edition of the NCPA/Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series on April 17 in the Stemmons Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Ambassador Bolton will be interviewed by Fox News U.N. Correspondent Eric Shawn. Click here to register for the event.
Columnist and author of "Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It," Star Parker said prosperity comes from economic freedom, not government or politics at the latest edition of the NCPA Economic Policy Forum and Author Series.
Taxes and Growth Web Site
The NCPA's taxes and growth Web site—http://taxesandgrowth.ncpa.org— provides the latest, most comprehensive information and research about free-market tax, economic and monetary policy. We present materials from the NCPA library, respected journals, news outlets and other research institutes. The site is also the NCPA's online home of Distinguished Fellow Robert McTeer and features the Bob McTeer Blog. Visit the NCPA's Taxes and Growth Web site.
Distinguished Fellow Terry Neese's commentary on the new NCPA project "Policies That Work for Working Families," appeared in the Washington Times.
Policies That Work For Americans That Work
The NCPA's newest initiative - detailing five key issues that impact today's working families and small business - has a new online home: http://www.familyissues.ncpa.org/. On this site you will find a discussion about tax fairness and the need for flexible employee benefits, a flexible workplace, portable health and retirement benefits and the need for health care solutions for small businesses. Also featured on the site is NCPA Distinguished Fellow Terry Neese's blog.
NCPA Scholars and Research in the News
International trade is good for the U.S, said NCPA Chairman Pete du Pont in his latest commentary for OpinionJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal's online editorial site.
In a special commentary for the Washington Times, NCPA E-Team adjunct scholar David Deming said most of the discussion about climate change is simply environmental hysterics.
NCPA President John Goodman argues that the Bush administration is missing a golden opportunity to reform Medicare, as Congress is required by law to fast track any reform proposal he proposes this year. Goodman also suggests reforms the administration should propose.
- NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett's review of the global warming book, The Deniers, appeared in the March 31 edition of Canada's Financial Post.
- Burnett told the Guetzloe Report on WAMT (Orlando) that polar bears are not being harmed by global warming.
- Burnett's comments about the economic costs of the new EPA ozone regulations appeared in the March 31 edition of the Tulsa Business Journal.
- Ethanol and rising food and fuel costs were the focus of Burnett's remarks in the March 28 edition of the Kansas City Business Journal and on KCEO (San Diego) on April 3.
- Two articles discussing the failure of wind farms to reduce bird deaths at Altamont Pass in California appeared in the March edition of Environment & Climate News.
- NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick was profiled in the Health Economist Blog article, "Why Rent When You Can Own" your health coverage in the March 31 edition.
- Herrick's study, Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care, was cited by NuWire Investor on March 31. His comments also appeared on KSKY-660 (Dallas-Ft. Worth).
- The April edition of Health Care News featured Herrick's remarks that California's health care proposal amounts to a tax on labor and will stall job growth.
- Herrick told the April issue of Doctor's Office that more physicians would consult with patients over the phone if they were paid for doing so.
- Herrick told the April edition of Private Practice Success that more doctors would deliver care by phone on over the Internet if insurers would reimburse for those services.
- Both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama favor health plans that increase insurance regulations and expand public coverage, according to Herrick's remarks in the March 31 edition of Health Plan Week.
Consumer Driven Health Care Web Site
The NCPA's consumer driven health care Web site—http://cdhc.ncpa.org— provides the latest, most comprehensive information and research about consumer directed health reforms. The site also features Weekly Health Policy Digest and the recently-launched SPN Medicaid Exchange, a joint project of the NCPA and the State Policy Network, and the new John Goodman Health Care Blog. Visitors can also add their comments. Visit the NCPA's CDHC Web site.
Retirement Reform Web Site
The NCPA has launched a new Web site dedicated to providing the latest and most prominent research on public policies that affect retirement - www.retirementreform.org. The site is unlike other retirement oriented Web sites produced by academia, government and the investment community, which typically focus on a single policy issue or are marketing vehicles for a specific proposal or product. By contrast, the NCPA's site provides the latest, most comprehensive information on most every aspect of retirement and early retirement, including Social Security, Medicare, state and private pensions, 401(k)s and IRAs.
NCPA Online
The NCPA's Daily Policy Digest, a daily public policy newsletter that has over 7,000 readers, is now available as an RSS feed. Click here for the RSS feed.