This week, the big themes in the research division have been Budget and Taxes and Health Care.
On Monday, Sarah Curry, Director of Fiscal Policy Studies, published The Best Solution From Both Budgets, the John Locke Foundation’s budget proposal based on a "reverse logrolling" approach. If adopted, these proposals would create surpluses of $590 million and $940 million in the next two fiscal years, even without tax reform. Sarah’s newsletter this week also addressed the issue.
On Thursday, John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, published Three Truths of Tax Reform, examining the Senate and House tax reform plans. He argues that either plan, or some combination of the two, would spur economic growth and create jobs.
Katherine Restrepo, Health and Human Services Policy Analyst, looked at some unanswered questions about Obamacare and some challenges to its implementation in her newsletter. She also spoke at a breakfast hosted by the John Locke Foundation addressing Gov. McCrory’s Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina, a subject on which she recently published a policy report.
Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, wrote about Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson’s proposal to exempt teachers from income tax, yet another tax-related issue in the news this week.
Roy Cordato, Vice President for Research and resident scholar, explained a new concept, open ocean fish farming, that is offers an effective free market solution to problems of overfishing, the need for increased food production, and the tragedy of the commons.
In addition, we’ve been blogging on the Locker Room about these subjects and others in the news.
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