In the fairy tale world of Belarusian President Lukashenko, the answer to his falling popularity leading up to the December 2010 elections was simple: an across the board 50 percent salary increase for all public employees. Given the fact that a full eighty percent of the Belarusian economy is state owned, one can imagine the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulation
A Shocking Development
By: Daniel Goldbeck Monday’s FCC deal on “Bill Shock” was one of those shockingly rare moments in the world of regulations. Stakeholders actually worked together on a difficult issue and found a solution amenable to their varied interests. Members of CTIA, the wireless industry’s trade association, will now implement new procedures that better inform their … Continue reading
Will The “War on Drugs” Ever End?
By: Quinn Daly Former President Nixon declared the infamous “War on Drugs” on June 17, 1971. Forty years and billions of dollars later, the United States is still fighting in both Colombia and Mexico. Recent news has only underscored the failings of the war effort to halt the flow of harmful narcotics into the United … Continue reading
Medical Device Industry Struggling to Navigate Red Tape
By: Jordan Kinghorn The Committee on Energy and Commerce’s subcommittee on health had a field hearing today, September 26, in La Jolla, CA on the impact the FDA’s inconsistent, unpredictable, and obscure regulations are having on the medical device and drug industry. It is a major problem when project submission to the FDA is lengthy, unreasonable, … Continue reading
The Health Care Cost Institute: The New Health Care Research Initiative
Author: Jordan Kinghorn Politicians will say anything and everything to increase approval for their political agendas with no regard for truth or logic. The only barrier against their tall tales is objective and clear research done by academics and experts that sheds light on the realistic consequences of a piece of legislation or regulation. Recently, … Continue reading
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