NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 10-26-2009

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Monday, October 26, 2009 Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Government Issues LET THE MARKETS REGULATE The uneven playing field, created by Washington, distorts the economy and handicaps a healthy recovery, says Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute... NEW YORK TIMES State and Local Issues THE LIMITS OF TRANSIT: COSTLY DEAD-END If the Chicago Transit Authority had kept its costs per passenger within inflation, it would have at least $400 million more each year, and would have no need to consider fare increases or service reductions, says Wendell Cox, a member of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission... NEWGEOGRAPHY Energy Issues CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY POLICY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCED CONSUMPTION More than 75 percent of the touted benefits of California's costly energy policies are actually attributable to factors other than the policies, according to study... STANFORD UNIVERSITY/HERITAGE FOUNDATION Global Warming 120 AGRICULTURE GROUPS OPPOSE WAXMAN-MARKEY The Waxman-Markey bill restricting carbon dioxide emissions would cost farmers $5 billion (initially) and by 2050 the cost would rise to $13 billion, says Adam Basford, national affairs coordinator for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation... HEARTLAND INSTITUTE Economic Issues MEMO TO SPITZER: IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY Pension funds do not have a good track record when they wield the money in their care for social and political agendas, say observers... COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Health Issues WHAT DOES MEDICAID EXPANSION MEAN FOR TEXAS? Some 2.5 million new enrollees are expected to sign up for Medicaid in Texas over the next decade, and the cost of the program is expected to rise by more than $20 billion, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission... TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION About the DPD NCPA's Daily Policy Digest brings you the most wide-ranging public policy findings five times a week at no charge. DPD knows your time is valuable, so we find and summarize the most topical public policy issues from today's newspapers, magazines, websites, government reports, scholarly journals and think tanks. Visit the DPD Archives Visit the NCPA website The John Goodman Health Blog A new Consumer-Directed Health Care Blog. Forward this to a Friend Subscribe to the Daily Policy Digest. Unsubscribe: If you received this email in error, you can unsubscribe here. Please do not reply to this email address as it is not monitored. For a list of NCPA departments and corresponding email addresses, please visit www.ncpa.org/contact. We depend on the financial support of individuals. We need your help to continue our work. Join the NCPA today! Dallas Headquarters 12770 Coit Rd., Suite 800 Dallas, TX 75251-1339 Phone: (972) 386-6272 Fax: (972) 386-0924 Copyright 2003-2009 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved