Imagine if the government passed a law requiring that any automobile sold in the United States had to be outfitted with a GPS navigation system, satellite radio, heated leather seats and a gasoline-electric hybrid engine. Such a scenario would mean that only the wealthy would be able to afford cars. Sound far-fetched? In the lunatic world of America's health insurance market, though, this kind … [Read more...] about Require Freedom, Not Health Benefits
Moving Forward
All of the attention over President Bush's health care proposals this week has focused on his proposed "cuts" in Medicare spending. But what the media defines as cuts are in fact reductions in the increase in spending. Medicare spending would still grow by 5%, which is faster than inflation but slower than the projections that are rapidly propelling the program toward insolvency. … [Read more...] about Moving Forward
Patents Must Be Protected
Congress is currently considering legislation that would alter the way patents have been awarded in America for centuries. But with America at the top of the global heap when it comes to innovation in science and technology, why mess with success? In fact, the recent explosion of American economic and technological progress is in large part due to the old institution of patent … [Read more...] about Patents Must Be Protected
Patents Must Be Protected
Congress is currently considering legislation that would alter the way patents have been awarded in America for centuries. But with America at the top of the global heap when it comes to innovation in science and technology, why mess with success? In fact, the recent explosion of American economic and technological progress is in large part due to the old institution of patent … [Read more...] about Patents Must Be Protected
How Not to Win the Fight Against AIDS
Worldwide, nearly 40 million people are living with HIV and AIDS. Over 13 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS. Six hundred thousand children are infected with HIV each year. And 25 years into the AIDS pandemic, no vaccine or cure is in sight. The numbers speak for themselves. What are you doing to help?-- Joe Cristina, Founder of the Children Affected by AIDS FoundationStarbucks has … [Read more...] about How Not to Win the Fight Against AIDS
How Not to Win the Fight Against AIDS
Worldwide, nearly 40 million people are living with HIV and AIDS. Over 13 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS. Six hundred thousand children are infected with HIV each year. And 25 years into the AIDS pandemic, no vaccine or cure is in sight. The numbers speak for themselves. What are you doing to help?-- Joe Cristina, Founder of the Children Affected by AIDS FoundationStarbucks has … [Read more...] about How Not to Win the Fight Against AIDS
What Happened to Your New Year's Raise?
January is the time we pay our bills after the holidays, and Americans, it seems, are not feeling very merry. Consumer confidence is plummeting, and a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that only 1 in 5 Americans feel they are getting ahead financially.But consider this: The average American worker’s wages rose by $2,975 between the years 2000 to 2005 (the … [Read more...] about What Happened to Your New Year's Raise?
What Happened to Your New Year’s Raise?
January is the time we pay our bills after the holidays, and Americans, it seems, are not feeling very merry. Consumer confidence is plummeting, and a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that only 1 in 5 Americans feel they are getting ahead financially.But consider this: The average American worker’s wages rose by $2,975 between the years 2000 to 2005 (the most recent … [Read more...] about What Happened to Your New Year’s Raise?