NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 12-16-2009

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Wednesday, December 16, 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! Health Issues COVERAGE MANDATES: "WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED" Just 12 of the most common insurance mandates currently in place raise premium rates by as much as 30 percent, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis... AMERICAN THINKER Global Warming THE TROUBLE WITH TUVALU Unwilling to let the facts get in the way of a good handout, Tuvalu is demanding foreign aid from the United States and other developed nations in order to cope with global warming, say observers... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Privatization Issues FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS WASTEFUL SPENDING "ALL GOOD" We should look to privatize airport infrastructure, say observers... CATO INSTITUTE/USA TODAY Economic Issues THE MILITARY-CONSUMER COMPLEX Military technology used to filter down to consumers, now it's going the other way, say observers... THE ECONOMIST Education Issues TEACHERS' UNIONS VS. PROGRESS -- AGAIN Why does the New York state legislature oppose using data in any way that would identify ineffective teachers?... MANHATTAN INSTITUTE State and Local Issues POLITICAL CAREERISM THE ROOT OF GROWING "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT" EMPIRE There are three major reasons why economic development programs do not work, say observers... MACKINAC CENTER 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