Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

You Don't Have To Take That Property Assessment Sitting Down

By Anthony Sanders, JD This spring in Nashville and over much of Tennessee, government workers are finalizing one of the most ominous acts in the life of a homeowner: property assessment. This assessment sets the amount of property tax owed by each individual homeowner. This spring in Nashville and over...
May 15th, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

Reducing Red Tape Can Make Care Affordable

By Robert Berry, MD Today marks the end of “Cover the Uninsured Week,” an eight-day media campaign spearheaded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to endorse universal health care coverage for Americans. Today marks the end of “Cover the Uninsured Week,” an eight-day media campaign...
May 5th, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

Market Incentives Put Organ Donors First

By David J. Undis April is National Donate Life Month and a time to consider the importance of becoming an organ donor and offering the gift of life to others. Now, an innovative, voluntary network of organ donors can offer that same gift back to you—all you have to do is sign your donor card. April...
April 25th, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

It’s Time for a Less Taxing Tax System

By Drew Johnson A version of this article originally appeared in Human Events As April 15 comes and goes once again, and the hassles of Tax Day subside for another year, one question crosses the minds of many Americans: “Isn’t there a better way?” Given the hours spent fretting over lost receipts,...
April 13th, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

Hairbraiders Face Unfair Tangle

By Drew Johnson Imagine a law that inhibits hundreds, even thousands, of people from pursuing a rewarding job and creating a better life for themselves and their families. Worse still, what if the law almost exclusively targeted young, low-income, African-American women — members of our society who...
April 6th, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

Bredesen to Teach Tennessee a Costly Lesson in Pre-K

Drew Johnson In his “State of the State” address, Governor Phil Bredesen reiterated his costly plan for a statewide, government-controlled, voluntary pre-kindergarten. Bredesen’s scheme—which according to the governor’s own varying estimates stands to cost taxpayers from $275 to $380 million...
February 1st, 2005 | Commentary | Read More

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