Local Governments Want to Expand Broadband--and Their Tax Grab
The FCC is proposing to reaffirm its cable franchising rules, which are needed to limit local governments' efforts to increase their reach, regulations and fees (i.e., taxes).
House Democrats Propose 'Green New Deal' to Reshape the Economy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is pushing legislation she calls a “Green New Deal (GND)” to eliminate the United States’ use of fossil fuels and replace them with select renewable sources of energy.
The Purpling of America
Why then do people leaving "Blue" states bring their Blue state politics with them to a state offering a less-expensive lifestyle?
With FCC Likely to Mostly Stick to Cable Franchising Fee Plan, Suits Probable
The FCC seeks to “limit municipal greed” with a “pro-consumer move” that “simply enforces the intention of federal law to limit the financial demands municipalities can make of cable providers,” wrote IPI president Tom Giovanetti. Some cities place a franchise fee on internet services, prohibited by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, he said: “When government imposes on companies, they end up being passed along” to consumers “in the form of higher prices.”
Those Greedy Cities
When government imposes costs on companies, they end up being passed along in the form of higher prices.
France's Rollback of Carbon Taxes Seems Like a Setback for Environmentalists, But Progressives Are Determined to Impose Them
Imposing carbon and gasoline taxes is not about ways to pay for needed government services. It’s about progressives trying to fund their climate change agenda.
It's Time to Rein in Proxy Advisor Services
Rather than be distracted and harassed by proxy recommendations of dubious quality and hidden agendas, corporate governance should focus on maximizing shareholder value for the benefit of investors, employees and customers.
New Publication: How Health Insurance Failed America
In a new publication, IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews examines how politicians forced health insurers to abandon standard actuarial principles and have tried to turn health insurance into a social justice tool to achieve their vision of “fairness.”
Jerry Brown, Meet the Constitution
California's effort to regulate the internet ignores the Constitution's Commerce Clause, even though the internet is the very definition of interstate commerce.
Brown's Dream of Banning Fossil Fuels is a 21st Century Pipe Dream
Gov. Jerry Brown is foisting very high prices on Californians by pushing an all-renewable-energy dream, even as he tries to hide the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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