NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-27-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Wednesday, January 27, 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! Economic Issues THE GOLDEN QUARTER 1983-2007 was the most prosperous 25 years ever and were characterized by a long-term trend toward lower tax rates, says Richard W. Rahn, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and Chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth... WASHINGTON TIMES Economic Issues DON'T LOOK TO EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES NEEDS REHAB CAPITALISM In every measure, Europe is lacking in economic dynamism, says Edmund S. Phelps, director of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University and the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics... CNBC Economic Issues THE MOSTLY FREE ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE In 2009, economic freedom declined in both the United States and the United Kingdom, according to the "Index of Economic Freedom"... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Social Issues FAMILY BREAKDOWN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM In the United Kingdom, over 40 percent of children are now born outside marriage, according to report... CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Environment Issues HOW REGRESSIVE IS A PRICE ON CARBON? The poorest would be the hardest hit if governments implemented either a cap-and-trade plan or a carbon tax, according to researchers Corbett Grainger and Charles Kolstad... NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH Government Issues THE FORFEITURE RACKET Over the past three decades, it has become routine in the United States for state, local and federal governments to seize the property of people who were never even charged with, much less convicted of, a crime, says Radley Balko, a senior editor at Reason magazine... 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