Based on the World Resources Institute roundtable discussion (Monday, January 23, 2012) Before being signed into a federal law in 1970 by President Nixon, the Clean Air Act was an urgent issue neither in his campaign campaign, nor on his agenda in the beginning of his presidential term. However, it quickly became a priority and was passed … Continue reading
Category Archives: Economy
Lack of progess in 2011 means Americans must wait for reform
In last year’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a bold agenda and admitted to a politically divided Congress, “We will move forward together, or not at all.” On taxes and federal deficits (and too many other issues), time has shown the latter to be true. The President concocted a recipe for … Continue reading
Economy / Foreign Policy / Tax
Thinking Outside the Box: A Look at the UK’s “Patent Box” Proposal
The topic of corporate taxation abroad and at home continues to become more and more prominent as governments try to encourage innovation and growth but also balance out-of-control budgets. The UK has recently proposed an interesting tax break for innovation aimed at fostering growth and keeping new innovation within its borders. The Patent Box proposal … Continue reading
Better to Sequester
The CBO Financial Report for 2011 was released this week. It concludes substantially more reform is needed to address the current lack of fiscal discipline and the looming funding gap for mandatory spending programs as baby-boomers begin to retire in greater numbers. These are not new insights, and the recommendations for solving the deficit culture … Continue reading
The Fictional Problem of Income Inequality
By Logan Albright With the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the persistently high levels of unemployment we have seen over the last few years, the issue of income inequality is becoming increasingly important in the national discourse. Cries that the one percent has succeeded at the expense of the ninety-nine percent, egged … Continue reading
Economy / Politics / Presidency / Regulation / Uncategorized
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too: The Cloaking of Public Policy in an Election Year.
Policies change during elections. Always. No questions asked. Period. This being said, what are the true agendas of the policy makers? What’s really going on? Well, the answer? They want their cake and to eat it too. Especially when policy sounds REALLY good on paper. Perhaps the most debated question of the next 20 years … Continue reading
Food Disease, Pesticides, and Funny Pictures
On Wednesday evening, while attending the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s January Meeting, I was electrified by the horrifying statics presented in the presentations. This was a thrilling experience, especially do to the lectures I was able to attend, and the statistics I was able to surmount. Foodborne illness was the topic of the first of … Continue reading
QE3 a Recipe for Inflation
By Logan Albright Last week Federal Reserve officials announced that they may be willing to implement a third round of quantitative easing in hopes to boost the struggling U.S. economy. This comes just one day after a report that consumer borrowing increased dramatically in the month of November, indicating a growing level of confidence in … Continue reading
What IS economic justification? A government divided is a government failing.
Earlier on January 17, 2012, The Department of Energy (specifically the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) published the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air- Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment”. This regulation mandates new industry standards for certain types of listed commercial and industrial … Continue reading
Global Entrepreneurship at 30% Capacity?
On Thursday, January 5th, the rankings and numbers for the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) were revealed at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation and George Mason University. Here are the results and GEDI scores United States 0.60 Sweden 0.57 Australia 0.56 Iceland 0.55 Denmark 0.55 Canada 0.54 Switzerland 0.54 Belgium 0.50 Norway … Continue reading
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