Well, after months of speculation and ‘testing the waters’, former Senator Fred Thompson formally announced his intention to run for President of the United States in 2008. Thompson made the announcement last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, conveniently while the rest of the candidates were participating in a Fox news debate. Here’s […]
Many people would say that mother knows best. But when it comes to medical care John Edwards thinks he does. Here are some of his latest health care policy ideas from a stump speech in Tipton Iowa that would require Americans to go to a doctor for care:
“It requires that everybody be covered. It requires […]
Bloomberg has noted that the 2008 presidential candidates on both sides of the political spectrum have been relied on themes from past when conveying their stance on issues. For Republicans this means Ronald Reagan and a return to Reaganomics when talking about the economy and government spending.
A return to the ideas that drove policy under […]
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is known for his single payer universal health program in Massachusetts, has drastically altered his position by outlining a plan that relies on tax breaks and free market solutions rather than government mandates:
Mr. Romney plans to focus on tax breaks and streamlining regulations, policies his advisers say would essentially create […]
An op-ed today in the San Diego Tribune outlines the many economic benefits the United States has experienced since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993. According to the Tribune:
Its adoption in 1993 helped kick off one of the great periods of sustained economic health in U.S. history. The resulting explosion […]
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The head of the FCC Kevin Martin sits down with Jessica Holzer of the Hill newspaperto discuss the rules for the anticipated 700 megahertz wireless spectrum auction and why he is only guaranteeing one-third of the auction open access
Fledgling presidential candidate John McCain in Michigan today promised that if elected president he would repeal the alternative minimum tax.
“I am committed to repealing this tax before millions of American families are forced to devote even more of their hard work to paying for the spending largesse in Washington,”
McCain emphasized his history of fighting […]
The Tax Foundation recently released a report on the federal excise tax, SCHIP and a state by state breakdown of the economic impact of the tax increase. The report indicates that as many as 30 states will pay more than they receive from Senator Smith’s proposal and will more than double the amount currently spent […]
In the debate on how to fix health care, Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute, says their is only one candidate who is offering anything besides higher taxes and further regulation of the market.She says Rudy Giuliani has differentiated himself by offering more choices through market based reforms. His plans offers two key reforms.
First, […]
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