This week, the Bipartisan Policy Center published, “What is Driving U.S. Health Care Spending,” a report that details the main drivers of health care cost growth. This paper is part of BPC’s Health Care Cost Containment Initiative, which Senator Bill Frist heads alongside Democrat Senator Tom Daschle. The program is taking a close look at … Continue reading
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Regulations and Organ Donations: An Unhealthy Recipe
The waste and inefficiencies that plague healthcare in the United States are well known and well documented, but recently the New York Times published an astonishing article that reveals the extent of the problem. The article reports that nearly 18 percent of kidneys that could potentially be used in life-saving transplants are discarded each year … Continue reading
Henry Hazlit: Econ 101
One book that has significantly shaped my political philosophy would be Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. This isn’t a traditional book that espouses a political philosophy, however. The underlying element throughout the book is as much economical as it is political. Given this country’s recent economic plight, I wanted to be better informed … Continue reading
Rumble in the South Pacific 2012
With the purchase of a string of tiny islands in the East China Sea, Japan has set off a series of protests across several Chinese cities. The fiasco began when the Japanese purchased a string of islands, known as the Senkakus by the Japanese and the Diaoyus by the Chinese, from a private Japanese owner. … Continue reading
America / Dpt. of State / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / National Security / Politics / Presidency
Death of a Diplomat: The Fiscal Cliff and Diplomatic Security
In the wake of Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ death, the resultant media deluge on Libyan consulate attacks spouted a cornucopia of opinions, including discussion on the anti-Muhammad film that sparked the initial protests, the effectiveness of President Obama’s foreign policy efforts towards the Middle East;, the thought process, or lack thereof, of Mitt Romney’s ill-time statement … Continue reading
Economy / Fiscal policy / Politics / Tax
What Are the Bush Tax Cuts?
The period between March 1991 and March 2001 was the longest continuous expansion in U.S. economic history, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. But the sunset of this period, with the bursting of the Dot Com bubble and the attacks on 9/11, marked the beginning of a two-year recession. In response, the Bush … Continue reading
Convenient Care
Constantly, we hear about the looming family doctor shortage, and the push to allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners administer more care. This is a very real problem in the United States, as the Association of American Medical Colleges projects our country having 63,000 fewer general physicians than needed by 2015. One possible solution that … Continue reading
Dishwasher Dilemma
There are thousands of different motivations for regulation – a cleaner environment, an equal opportunity workplace, a more secure banking system – but each motivation has an underlying and often unspoken implication. The government, because of its army of bureaucratic experts, knows best how to make those goals happen. But time and again, regulators prove … Continue reading
Let’s talk about education.
Today, the Washington Post reported on the D.C. area’s new target achievements for students in public schools. These goals vary by school, with the changes largely based on socioeconomic status (SES) and race, along with standardized test scores for each school. This new program is aimed to create more attainable goals for each school based … Continue reading
Coming Down from the Sugar High that is QE3
“The election is a reaction to the stock market. If you see strength in the market, consumer sentiment and confidence among the voters is higher. If you see volatility, you are going to see investors take that out on the incumbent,” said Eric Vermulm, an InvestTech Research senior portfolio manager. I’m not much of an … Continue reading
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