| Federal Spending & Budget Issues Based on experience, the cost of fraud involving federal government stimulus outlays could easily reach $100 billion, says Daniel J. Castleman, a former chief assistant Manhattan district attorney, and current managing director at FTI Consulting... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues The Senate health "reform" bill is very similar to the reform laws in Massachusetts, where an average family of four pays more than $13,000 in premiums -- the highest in the nation, says Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients' Rights... WASHINGTON TIMES Taxes A $1.00 per pack increase in cigarette taxes would increase Washington state's smuggling rates from 39.3 percent to 51.5 percent, says Michael D. LaFaive, director of the Mackinac Center's Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative... MACKINAC CENTER Environment Issues Proposing projects with a history of failure is not only bad for taxpayers, it also wastes resources that might truly promote environmental sustainability, says Todd Myers, Director of the WPC's Center for the Environment... WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER Economic Issues Adopting Milton Friedman's economic policies have paid off for Chile, says Ryan Streeter, a Senior Fellow with the London-based Legatum Institute... AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Health Issues Bathing patients before surgery and swabbing their noses with antibiotic ointment can prevent infections and save money, say researchers... NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO/ASSOCIATED PRESS/TRIPLEPUNDIT | 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 | |
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