| Federal Spending & Budget Issues The high tax rates necessary to balance the budget in the next several years will discourage all income-producing endeavors, says Bill Ahern, Policy Director for the Tax Foundation... INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Economic Issues Nearly 30 million households have no bank account or have one but also use alternate financial services at least occasionally, according a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation report... USA TODAY State and Local Issues Albany and New York City have their own "Dubai Worlds" -- state-owned entities that borrow buckets of money to invest in oft-dubious projects without the "official" backing of taxpayers, says Nicole Gelinas, a Manhattan Institute fellow... NEW YORK FISCAL WATCH/NEW YORK POST Economic Issues Because of advances in technology, innovation and significant improvements in U.S. productivity, America's share of total world output has remained remarkably constant at a little more than 25 percent over the past 40 years, says Mark J. Perry, a University of Michigan Professor of Economics and Finance... CARPE DIEM Economic Issues There are four reasons California is imploding economically and Texas is growing and creating wealth, says Ryan Streeter, a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute... THE AMERICAN Education Issues Vermont could save $80 million by offering school choice and other measures, according to report... ETHAN ALLEN INSTITUTE/WCAX.COM | 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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