NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-20-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Wednesday, January 20, 2010 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! State and Local Issues THE GREAT D.C. MIGRATION Democrats in state capitals and Washington have convinced themselves that "soak the rich" tax policies can help balance budgets, but the main effect seems to be to stimulate bon voyage parties, say observers... UNITED VAN LINES/WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH PLAN: MUCH PAIN, LITTLE GAIN The costs of health care reform moving through Congress may be far greater than legislators and voters believe, while the benefits may be smaller than the conventional wisdom about Massachusetts similar reform suggests, say researchers Aaron Yelowitz and Michael F. Cannon... CATO INSTITUTE Education Issues RAISING THE EDUCATION BAR Too many states' benchmarks for reading and math are too low, says Marcus Winters, a Senior Fellow with the Manhattan Institute... LOS ANGELES TIMES Education Issues SWEDISH SCHOOLS MORE AMERICAN THAN AMERICA'S Sweden's approach to education is culturally all-American: Its model encourages competition and empowers individuals to take responsibility for their own education, says columnist Clayton M. McCleskey... THE SWEDISH WIRE/DALLAS MORNING NEWS Education Issues NO ONE GETS PRIZES In South Africa, blacks suffer most, as schools remain ill-equipped and children are ill-taught, say observers... THE ECONOMIST Social Issues CONFORMITY KILLS Societies may engage in self-destructive conformity when they face unexpected environmental crises, say researchers... EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR/REASON 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. NCPA Events David M. Walker - Friday, January 29, 2010 David M. Walker, President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller of the United States, will discuss his new book Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility Mitt Romney - Thursday, March 18, 2010 Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and former Republican Candidate for President of the United States, will discuss his new book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness 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 2003-2010 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved