NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 11-11-2009

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Trade Issues AMERICA LEAVES ITSELF BEHIND When the United States sits on the sidelines, the rest of the world is going to find its own trading way, however imperfect, say observers... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues CONGRESS WOULD COMPEL YOUNG ADULTS TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE THEY DON'T NEED Since about one-third of young adults already reject health insurance at current prices, even more of them would avoid coverage if Congress drives those prices higher, says Aaron Yelowitz, an associate professor of economics at the University of Kentucky... CATO INSTITUTE Health Issues CALIFORNIA FOCUS: HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS ALREADY HERE California already has programs to expand the availability of health care for those in need and to make sure that individuals with preexisting conditions have access to affordable insurance, say observers... ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Education Issues ENDING SOCIAL PROMOTIONS LEADS TO GAINS IN NEW YORK CITY Ending social promotion has helped New York students realize academic gains, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Energy Issues IT'S TIME TO RETHINK ELECTRICITY Unless the state's market is opened to let more suppliers in, Arizonans will be at increased risk of electricity shortages and spiraling prices, says Nick Dranias, constitutional policy director at the Goldwater Institute... ARIZONA REPUBLIC Social Issues WHAT THE NEXT CENSUS WILL TELL MARKETERS By 2010 the most prevalent American household will be a married couple with no kids, followed closely by single-person homes -- while marrieds with kids will tally a mere 22 percent of all households, says Peter Francese, a demographic trends analyst at Ogilvy & Mather... BUSINESSWEEK/ADVERTISING AGE 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. Connect with the NCPA on: 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