NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 11-30-2009

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Monday, November 30, 2009 There are more than 500,000 subscribers that receive the Daily Policy Digest. Help us hit 1 million by Forwarding to a Friend. Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Economic Issues THE NANNY FINANCIAL STATE Stripping employees of basic financial advice betrays outright hostility to the concept of individuals managing their own retirement investments, say observers... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues THE SENATE HEALTH BILL: THE TRUE COSTS ARE UNKNOWN There are four outrageous budget tricks contained in Harry Reid's massive new health care bill, say observers... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Taxes KILLING THE DEATH TAX Permanently ending the estate tax would lift a tremendous weight off the shoulders of America's family-owned businesses, create jobs for out-of-work Americans, and help the ailing economy, says researcher Curtis S. Dubay... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Privatization Issues CAN THE POSTAL SERVICE BE SAVED? The U.S. Postal Service owes the federal government $10.2 billion, according to Postal Service spokeswoman Yvonne Yoerger... CBS NEWS Crime THE SWEDISH WAY In 1999, Sweden criminalized the purchase of sexual services and within five years of the law's enactment, the number of trafficked persons had declined significantly... WEEKLY STANDARD Environment Issues THE MYTH OF THE COMPACT CITY Compact-development policies represent a huge intrusion on private property rights, personal freedom and mobility, says author Randal O'Toole... CATO INSTITUTE 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