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December 9, 2010
Almost Time to Act on ACTA
As we watch defenders of Wikileaks committing cyber-vandalism on websites from VISA, Mastercard, Paypal, and even the government of Sweden, most reasonable people recognize that the hackers’ vandalism undermines their professed high moral ground and reinforces the general conclusion that Wikileaks itself is simply a form of cyber-vandalism.
December 7, 2010
Is the Payroll Tax Cut a Good Idea?
One of the proposed provisions in the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts is a temporary 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, from 6.
December 2, 2010
"Enhanced" Bail-out
You may have noticed that several states added additional taxes to phone bills in the last few years.
November 30, 2010
Medicare Reform Is on the Table Once Again
The financial disaster facing the country if it doesn’t get control of entitlement spending has made discussion of Medicare reform fashionable again.
November 24, 2010
FCC in Wonderland
Even before the slumber-inducing effects of post-turkey tryptophan set in, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seems to be gazing through the looking glass.
November 23, 2010
A Bold Proposal from the Deficit Commission
Now we're talking! The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform's (aka, the Deficit Commission) "Zero Plan" for personal and corporate income tax reform puts an excellent option on the table.
November 18, 2010
FCC Merger Mania
Although announced almost a year ago, the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal is still stalled at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the two federal agencies that must say it’s OK for the two businesses to merge.
November 16, 2010
How the Economy Is Like a Cessna
Members of Congress return to Washington this week for the so-called lame duck session.
November 11, 2010
Newt Gingrich at Reclaiming Liberty! Event
On November 11, 2010 the Institute for Policy Innovation welcomed Speaker Newt Gingrich for our annual fundraising dinner--Reclaiming Liberty! The following is a transcript of the comments presented by our keynote speaker.
November 9, 2010
California Is Not Too Big to Fail
America’s voters delivered an unequivocal message in last week’s election, both at the federal and state levels, that they demand fiscal responsibility, including less spending, lower taxes and a more limited role for government.