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Piketty mistakes wealth inequality for housing inequality

If growing wealth inequality is not an issue of the 1% but rather an issue of excessive home equity increases because of government land-use restrictions that restrict the supply of new housing, it changes the debate considerably.

August 10, 2015
Energy & Environment

The Clean Power Plan bursts the boundaries of regulatory authority

There is no wiggle room for give and take on the EPA’s seizure of the electric power sector.

August 10, 2015
Economy

Texas Cities: One-Size-Fits-All Minimum Wages or Otherwise Impoverishes Workers

There’s a wave of dystopia infecting cities across Texas that one-size-fits-all wages will solve workers cries for a “living wage.” It’s not what you think though. Their proposals are to increase only municipal worker wages, they leave out private sector workers who apparently don’t matter as much. Or, maybe city officials understand the costs that...

August 6, 2015
Taxes & Spending

San Antonio digs deeper into debt with $13 wage plan

Will [San Antonio] residents see a 13.3 percent increase in the value of their city service [after raising the minimum wage]? Probably not.

August 6, 2015
Local Government

Thursday’s presidential debates: Who will defend liberty and federalism?

The candidates best suited for the White House may be those who counsel Constitutional restraint...

August 5, 2015
Health Care

Obamacare reducing healthcare options for Texans

The cancellation of [PPO] plans means all Texans, not just those with high medical costs, will be left with less access to care and fewer coverage options.

August 5, 2015
Criminal Justice

An alternative to ‘ban the box’

[Nondisclosure] can serve as a model for states and the federal government to combat the cycle of recidivism that plagues our criminal-justice system, while not expanding the government's control over business.

August 5, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Local government should follow state’s lean budget lead

Broadly speaking, policies enacted by [Texan] cities, counties, and school districts tend to favor government-centric solutions that often corrode individual liberty and economic freedom. 

August 4, 2015
Local Government

Could the states thwart Obama’s deal with Iran?

The Framers of the Constitution knew well the tendency of officeholders to attempt to encroach on the rights of the other branches.

August 4, 2015
Energy & Environment

Obama wasn’t kidding about wanting to spike your electricity bill

The federal government should not be allowed to take control of the power system in America.

August 4, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Houston needs better tools to fix pension problems

Once local pension control has been restored, then Texans in each of the affected communities, including Houston, can have a candid conversation about the best way to fix the problem.

August 4, 2015
Health Care

Obamacare is unaffordable

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell might have saved subsidies on federal exchanges, but it didn’t fix the ACA’s many problems and it certainly will not lower the cost of coverage.

August 3, 2015
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