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Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate
Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate

 
 
 
 
 

 

Lobbyists, Trade Groups, and Think Tanks

A Commission’s Messy Energy Policies
By: Ray Keating
A few positives, and some huge negatives.

An Ideology of Victimization
By: Ray Keating
What about personal responsibility?

A Real Health Care Solution
By: Ray Keating
Is there an alternative to the government trap?

A United Front
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Information about an improved Medicare program that is modeled after the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Boosting Incentives for Saving...
By: Ray Keating
Incentives fuel entrepreneurship, investment and economic growth.

Budget Matters
By: Stephen Moore
American families and businesses have to live within a budget — why not Congress?

Bust the Antitrusters
By: Stephen Moore
Three cheers for financial common sense.

California Ballot Attacks on Small Business
By: Ray Keating
Everybody loves small business – don’t they?

Can Democrats Get the White House...
By: Ray Keating
...by Taxing Small Business?

Can The Postal Service Really Reform Itself?
By: Ray Keating
Only by full-scale privatization.

Change Tax Laws, Instead...
By: John Berthoud
Giving the IRS more enforcement resources won't work.

Cheers to Small Business
By: Karen Kerrigan
I refuse to be a "Doomsday Diva."

Click and Tax- New Taxes to the Internet
By: Karen Kerrigan
Congress faces a looming deadline of Nov. 1: The day the Internet tax moratorium expires.

Clinton Redux
By: Grace-Marie Turner
On Senator Hillary Clinton's release of her universal health coverage...

Congress Can Help Uninsured...
By: Karen Kerrigan
...by Expanding Medical Savings Accounts

Cybersecurity Finger-pointing
By: Wayne Crews
How much protection is needed?

Desperate Housewives
By: Adam Thierer
Uncle Sam's role in censorship.

Differences Among Friends
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Senators and the health and tax policy...

DINNER
By: Stephanie Vance
A profound and somewhat startling realization...

Drug Safety or Drug Danger
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Is Congress for drug safety or against it?

Effective Advocacy Tip
By: Stephanie Vance
Go Forth and Advocate: But How? Top 5 Questions From My Advocacy Travels

Effective Cyber-Lobbyist
By: Stephanie Vance
How to be enhance citizen involvement using the Internet.

Everybody Wants to Rule the Web
By: Wayne Crews
Adam Thierer
Should the Internet be governed?

Export a Liberal
By: Stephen Moore
Allow me to explain the basis for my optimism.

Feeding the Media Beast
By: Richard Galen
The press corps has to be fed every step of the way.

FERC-get About It
By: Stephen Moore
Congress should turn out the lights at FERC.

Filling the Doughnut Hole
By: Grace-Marie Turner
It's going to take time for seniors, companies, and the government to figure out a new system.

Focusing on the Vision
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Important milestone in providing health insurance.

Free Speech & First Amendment Issues
By: Adam Thierer
Is the government responsible for "cleaning up" the Internet?

Getting Real On Immigration
By: Ray Keating
The laws need to be changed and improved.

Getting Social Security Reform...
By: Ray Keating
...Back on Track

Google as a Public Utility?
By: Wayne Crews
Adam Thierer
Google doesn't meet the textbook definition of a natural monopoly.

Google Gmail Jousting
By: Adam Thierer
Might this become an attractive target for hackers?

Grapes of Wrath
By: Stephen Moore
Americans should remember when deciding between a French red wine and one from Napa Valley.

Health Care Costs Rising...
By: Ray Keating
and Politicians Look to Make Matters Worse

Health Policy Matters
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Health policy statistics and what the government is doing to help the problems in our health sector.

High Growth in Women Entrepreneurs
By: Ray Keating
Statistics on growth in women entrepreneurs.

Hollywood In Defense Of Free Enterprise?
By: Ray Keating
Not everyone in Hollywood is liberal.

HSAs, An Affordable New Option for Businesses
By: Grace-Marie Turner
HSAs are helping to solve one of the biggest problems in the health sector.

I Love My SUV
By: Ray Keating
And contributing to this liberal angst.

Income Tax Cuts And Small Business
By: Ray Keating
Explains how the top individual income tax rate affects small business.

In Defense of the Rich
By: Ray Keating
How tax issues affect the well to do.

International Tax Collector?
By: Ray Keating
Should the IRS become a tax collector for other nations?

It's time to enroll in Medicare Part D
By: Grace-Marie Turner
This yearly period allows seniors to take advantage of the many competing offerings provided under Medicare's drug plan.

Kudlow for NEC Chairman
By: Stephen Moore
Appointing him would be a masterstroke by the White House.

Lack of Risk Taking in the Economy
By: Ray Keating
How the lack of risk takers is hurting the economy.

Legislative Process is Like Thanksgiving Dinner
By: Stephanie Vance
A profound and somewhat startling realization...

Lotteries, TV Millionaires, And Entreprenuers
By: Ray Keating
The problem with public lotteries.

Make the Ban on Internet Taxes Permanent
By: Ray Keating
What are the sound economic reasons why.

Make the Repeal of the Death Tax Permanent
By: Ray Keating
In economic terms, this is a destructive tax.

National Coalition to Fight Tax Increase
By: Karen Kerrigan
A coalition is formed to oppose Congress's efforts to change tax laws.

Nation's Largest Taxpayer Group ...
By: Peter Sepp
NTU showed strong support on reforming America's tax system.

Natural Born Regulators
By: Adam Thierer
The debate over video-game regulation.

Natural Gas on Capitol Hill
By: Ray Keating
The economic model for reliable, affordable energy is no mystery.

’Net Taxes: Deal With The Devil
By: Peter Sepp
Steve writes about the consequences of an online sales tax.

On Drawing Lines in Copyright Law
By: Adam Thierer
What is the best approach to copyright enforcement?

Patent Reform Must Focus...
By: Jonathon Zuck
...on Small Firms That Drive Innovation

Prescription Drug Re-importation ...
By: Ray Keating
Can the answer be that simple?

President Ronald Reagan...
By: Ray Keating
He understood how the real-world economy actually worked.

Put Controls on Emerging 'Surveillance State
By: Wayne Crews
Civil liberties need to be protected against invasive technologies.

Return of the "Seven Dirty Words"...
By: Adam Thierer
Is Regulation Possible in the Post-Broadcast Age?

Roadblocks at Home:
By: Karen Kerrigan
Our Government Needs Wake Up Call to Help Manufacturers Compete

Running Circles Around Anti-Trust
By: Wayne Crews
The slow-as-molasses Microsoft antitrust saga continues in Europe.

Sales Taxes In Cyberspace
By: Ray Keating
What are the arguments made to extend the sales tax?

Senate Legislation Would Worsen Asbestos Woes
By: Peter Sepp
The NTU warns about asbestos.

Senate Social Security Sellout
By: Stephen Moore
Is history repeating itself?

Should Congress Stop Funding PBS and NPR?
By: John Berthoud
The time has come to end the gravy train of taxpayer dollars.

Small Business Benefited...
By: Ray Keating
New report sheds light on this debate.

Small Business Top 10 Policy Wishes
By: Ray Keating
Are there other important items on the small business agenda?

Stock Option Expensing Rule Will Hurt
By: Karen Kerrigan
Mandated expensing makes little accounting sense.

Stop This Today!
By: Wayne Crews
What can be done to stop unsolicited emails?

Stop Wasting Time and Resources
By: Ray Keating
Cut taxes and keep them low.

Taxing S-Corps in the States
By: Ray Keating
Some states still do not recognize this status.

The Antitrust Modernization Commission
By: Wayne Crews
Do antitrust law protect consumers?

The Basics of Price Controls
By: Ray Keating
When government messes with prices, the consequences are messy for everyone.

The Car vs. the Bicycle
By: Ray Keating
Should the government use tax dollars to promote the use of bicycles?

The Elitist Persuasion
By: John Berthoud
The so-called "experts" - making decisions.

The Impact Of The Internet
By: Stephanie Vance
Are internet sites really connecting users with their government?

The Internet Tax Solution
By: Adam Thierer
Congress must take action against a collusive multistate tax.

The Medicare Vote
By: Ray Keating
Ugly economics and messy politics.

The New Medicare, A Healthy Choice
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Overhaulig the new Medicare program.

The New Medicare Drug Entitlement’s...
By: William Beach
...Huge New Tax on Working Americans

The Subsidized Soapbox
By: Adam Thierer
Do we really want or need to give politicians "free" airtime?

The U.S. is Still Most Productive
By: Jonathon Zuck
The New York Times reports American workers are world's most productive.

The Wasteful Microsoft Case
By: Ray Keating
The ultimate losers are consumers.

Thumbs Down On Taxing Internet Calls
By: Karen Kerrigan
Federal regulators should allow the market to develop naturally.

Time for a Reality Check
By: Grace-Marie Turner
Personal freedom is good for your health.

Too Much Spending
By: Ray Keating
Why have so many state and local governments been staring at large budget deficits?

Trade and Jobs
By: Ray Keating
Trade and jobs today...

Wal-Mart's the best Rx for Dems' drug problem
By: Grace-Marie Turner
The real answer to high drug costs is competition, Wal-Mart style.

Was the UNE Triennial Review Worth the Wait?
By: Adam Thierer
Despite best efforts, just more confusion and controversy than ever before.

Welcoming Uncle Sam To Innovate
By: Karen Kerrigan
Initiatives to improve how the government operates and uses our tax dollars.

What Ever Happened...
By: Ray Keating
Those dire warnings from protectionists.

When It Comes to Taxes, We Need Some Real Pain
By: Ray Keating
In Washington...not at home.

Who Are the Real Media Masters?
By: Wayne Crews
Adam Thierer
The media ownership debate.

 

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