NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-6-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Wednesday, January 6, 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 YOUNG PEOPLE COULD BEAR BRUNT OF INSURANCE MANDATE If you charge people a fair price for health insurance, then 50-to-60-year-olds should pay about six times as much as a 20-year-old," says John C. Goodman, President, CEO and the Kellye Wright Fellow of the National Center for Policy Analysis... FOXNEWS.COM Environment Issues EPA RULINGS COULD FORCE POLLUTION CUTS IN TEXAS New federal environmental dictates that will negatively impact Texas signal a return to an era when Washington distrusted the states, says H. Sterling Burnett, a Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis... DALLAS MORNING NEWS Crime A CRIME THEORY DEMOLISHED If poverty is the root cause of lawlessness, why did crime rates fall when joblessness increased, asks Heather Mac Donald, a contributing editor at the Manhattan Institute's City Journal?... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues OBAMACARE ON DRUGS The Senate's proposed change in the way retiree health benefits are taxed will cause many seniors to lose private benefits, say observers... WALL STREET JOURNAL Economic Issues EXTEND OLD PRINCIPLES TO NEW MARKETS Consistent borrowing limits would eliminate the need for a vast bureaucracy to micromanage the financial system, says Nicole Gelinas, a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute's City Journal... TWINCITIES.COM Economic Issues NOBODY GETS FIRED EXCEPT GOVERNORS IN RECESSIONS Despite an acute fiscal crisis, states are refusing to reduce employment headcount, say observers... BLOOMBERG 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 2003-2010 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved