by A. Barton Hinkle. Of soda taxes & minimum wage. Back in October, The New York Times reported that the law of supply and demand still works. "Yes, Soda Taxes Seem to Cut Soda Drinking,"
the newspaper told its readers, relating the results of Mexico's new
tax on sugary beverages. Mexico's measure imposed a 10 percent tax on
soft drinks, and so ... MORE
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Showing posts with label regulation. Show all posts
When Did The U.S. Repeal The Laws Of Supply & Demand?
by A. Barton Hinkle. Of soda taxes & minimum wage. Back in October, The New York Times reported that the law of supply and demand still works. "Yes, Soda Taxes Seem to Cut Soda Drinking,"
the newspaper told its readers, relating the results of Mexico's new
tax on sugary beverages. Mexico's measure imposed a 10 percent tax on
soft drinks, and so ... MOREFederal Drug Warriors Push For Pill-Tracking Databases
Gov't wedging itself between doctors and patients. The nation's top health officials are stepping up calls to require doctors to log in to pill-tracking databases before prescribing painkillers and other high-risk drugs. The move is part of a multi-pronged strategy by the Obama administration to tame an epidemic of abuse and death tied to ... MOREHigher Minimum Wage Equals Higher Prices, More Taxes
by John Seiler. I have dinner once a week with some friends here in Orange County. I set a limit of $20 for beer and food, or $80 a month. When the state minimum wage jumped to $10 an hour from $8 a couple years back, the restaurants increased their prices. So I cut back from a full meal to appetizers. It’s less enjoyment, but, as President John F. ... MORESharon Harris: Free Market or… Freed Market?
Unschackle our regulated economy. Here’s a neat little phrase that can be very handy when talking about economics: “freed market.” No, not “free market.” Freed market. Here’s why. As we’ve discussed in the past, “capitalism” is often not a very
useful word for libertarians to use to describe the economic system we
advocate. Sheldon ... MOREThe Fourth Branch Of Government Is Out Of Control
by A. Barton Hinkle. The unelected tyrants. America has witnessed a massive shift in government authority, says George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley—one that "has occurred without a national debate and certainly not a national vote." That shift has led to the de facto creation of a "fourth branch of government containing ... MOREJake Macaulay: Men Invading Women’s Restrooms
The PC politicians are insisting on it. The mayor of San Francisco has banned all publicly-funded city employees from traveling to North Carolina. The NBA is threatening to relocate next year’s All Star game from Charlotte, North Carolina, to another city. Corporate giants like American Airlines and Hollywood giants like Disney are threatening action ... MORE
Salim Furth: Government Regulators Have Added At Least An Extra $3,800 To The Price Of Producing A New Car
The high cost of savings-government style. When Congress and the Obama administration passed and implemented
extremely strict fuel economy regulations, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) claimed that it would save consumers a few thousand dollars on gas and add only $948 to the price of a new car. Three teams of independent ... MORECalifornia Raises Cost Of Hiring To $15 An Hour
More unemployment guaranteed. California legislators and labor unions have reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest statewide minimum in the nation by far. "This is not a done deal," Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, told The ... MOREEquating Vaping With Smoking Is Medical Malpractice
by Jacob Sullum. Credibility up in smoke. Like most professional pundits, Margaret Cuomo has perfected the art of speaking authoritatively even when she does not know what she is talking about. Unlike most professional pundits, Cuomo is in a position to cause real damage. As a celebrity doctor spreading misinformation about the hazards of ... MOREKenric Ward: EPA Putting Red Light on Amateur Car Racing
Because they can. A "power grab" by the Environmental Protection Agency threatens to crash America's amateur car-racing industry without putting so much as a dent in climate change, warns the chairman of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee. The EPA's move to regulate emissions on non-road racing vehicles contradicted ... MOREBob Russell: Free Market Should Determine Wages
Give low-skill workers a chance. I think the Minimum Wage Law is one of the worst things that government has ever done. It’s often said that people can’t live on $7.25 per hour as a reason for increasing the minimum wage. Of course, we all wish that everyone could make more, but it is not up to us or even the government to say what people ... MOREStephen Chapman: No Opiates For The Masses?
Drug war becomes war against pain relief. There is no problem so bad that government-imposed remedies cannot make it worse, spawn new problems or both. A new confirmation of that phenomenon may be on the way, thanks to new recommendations from an agency intent on curbing the use of opiates. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease ... MOREAnti-Party Law Turns Innocent Kids Into Criminals
by Steven Greenhut. Orange County Republican Party Chairman Fred Whitaker got into GOP politics because of his “belief in individual liberty, limited government and a free market,” according to the party’s website. His recent actions as an Orange councilman, however, show too little regard for liberty, governmental limits or the Constitution’s ... MORESteven Greenhut: How Regulators Quietly Drive Up Costs
Seen and unseen. California political observers are understandably fixated on the
goings-on in the state legislature, which is the living embodiment of
what New York Judge Gideon Tucker wrote in an 1866 ruling:
"No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is
in session." Reporters and commentators also focus on major legal ... MOREPatients In Pain, And A Doctor Who Must Limit Drugs
Gov't declares war on pain relief. Susan Kubicka-Welander, a short-order cook, went to her pain checkup appointment straight from the lunch-rush shift. “We were really busy,” she told Dr. Robert L. Wergin, trying to smile through deeply etched lines of exhaustion. “Thursdays, it’s Philly cheesesteaks.” Her back ached from a compression fracture; ... MOREMichelle Malkin: Obamacare’s Tax-Time Torment
The bumbling Obamacare bureaucracy. Thousands of taxpayers must do without a form needed to claim a tax credit for their overpriced health-insurance premiums. Where is my 1095-A? This is what it must be like dealing with a government agency in a third world country.” That was the lament on Twitter of just one poor citizen this week trying ... MOREBrittany Hunter: How Congress Is Giving Up Its Power
Unelected bureaucrats now call most of the shots. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing on the growth of federal bureaucracy. At the center of the discussion is a legal principle known as “Chevron deference,” something few ... MORE
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