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Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

by Byron Schlomach | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog

As government has become bigger and more complex, it has become increasingly difficult for individual citizens to monitor its activities and finances. Cities used to provide law enforcement, firefighting, and basic infrastructure. Now they do detailed planning and...

Price Transparency: the Silver Bullet for Combating Healthcare Costs

by Spencer Cadavero | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog

Rising healthcare prices have long been an issue for this country. This is largely due to both the third-party payer problem and a lack of price transparency. The lack of stated prices from providers makes it impossible for consumers to get the best price for any...
Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

Train Wreck Legislation Demonstrates the Need for Public Testimony

by Brad Galbraith | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog

The Oklahoma legislature continues to impose new mandates on individuals and businesses that grow government and restrict free and open markets. This despite being comprised of a supermajority of legislators affiliated with a political party that claims to support...
Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

Health Savings Accounts are Key to Solving Health Care Woes, and States Can Help

by Byron Schlomach | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which were enacted into federal law in 2003, are a key reform for the future of health care policy, as explained in a recent 1889 Institute paper. HSAs are personal savings accounts with significant income tax advantages. Deposits to an...
Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

Whose Job Is It Anyway? Parents Versus Bureaucrats in Educating Kids

by Tyler Williamson | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog

One of the major principles of the school choice movement is the idea that parents should be empowered to choose where and how their children are educated. This seems like a fairly simple idea: parents are responsible for their children and should direct their...
Some Legislators Don’t Understand: Open Government Is Good Government

Want More People Earning Nothing? Raise the Minimum Wage

by Spencer Cadavero | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog

Among the many policy proposals supposedly intended to help those harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns is a fresh push to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. However, the minimum wage, though often a popular policy, hurts more than it helps....
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  • Train Wreck Legislation Demonstrates the Need for Public Testimony
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  • What States Can Do to Improve Health Savings Account Incentives
  • Whose Job Is It Anyway? Parents Versus Bureaucrats in Educating Kids
  • Want More People Earning Nothing? Raise the Minimum Wage
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