NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-25-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Monday, January 25, 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! Health Issues NEBRASKA DEAL FOR ALL STATES WOULD COST $35 BILLION OVER THREE YEARS Net spending on health care would increase by an estimated $35 billion between 2010 and 2019 if all states received the special deal that Nebraska received, according to the Congressional Budget Office... THE HILL Economic Issues DEFUSING THE DEBT BOMB The only pain-free way to lower the debt burden is economic growth, says Matthew Continetti, an Associate Editor with the Weekly Standard... WEEKLY STANDARD Education Issues CHARTER SCHOOL DEMAND CONTINUES TO RISE For every public charter school in the country, there are 239 students denied the opportunity to attend, according to the Center for Education Reform... MACKINAC CENTER Federal Spending & Budget Issues A YEAR OF FUZZY MATH Since the $787 billion stimulus passed, 2.74 million jobs have been lost, at a cost of $287,226.28 per job, say observers... AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM Welfare Issues CELL PHONES FOR THE POOR Why do welfare recipients receive free cell phones?... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Employment Issues CLASS WAR: HOW PUBLIC SERVANTS BECAME OUR MASTERS Government employees have turned themselves into a coddled class that lives better than its private-sector counterpart, says columnist Steven Greenhut... 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