Energy Prices
The TPPF take: President Biden once lamented he doesn’t “have a magic wand” to make energy prices lower.
“But there is a magic wand to fix skyrocketing energy prices and inflation, or, rather, a magic word,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “It’s ‘reverse’—reverse the disastrous anti-energy policies that are making global energy shortages far worse. The more scarce oil is, the more expensive it is. It follows that any laws, taxes, fees, or regulations from the federal government that make producing, refining, and distributing oil more difficult also make it more expensive for consumers.”
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Housing First Fails
What to know: The “Housing First” approach to addressing homelessness has failed the homeless and the Phoenix community.
The TPPF take: Phoenix needs to employ a Human First approach to homelessness, as outlined in our new mini-documentary.
A Human First approach recognizes that human beings are complex and that housing is but one piece of the multi-faceted approach needed to support them on the path to healing and well-being. It recognizes the need to fund- and in some cases mandate- disease treatment. 78% of the homeless contend with the diseases of mental illness and addiction, whether a precursor to, or a result of, their homelessness. And it insists on the guardrail of personal accountability, including sobriety, to fuel healing, growth, and liberty, says TPPF’s Michele Steeb.
To view our new mini-documentary on homelessness, click here.
Offshore and Off-Base
What to know: Lease sales have begun for offshore wind farms near the Oregon and California coasts.
The TPPF take: Similar offshore wind projects—a staple of the Biden administration’s green fantasies—are planned for the Gulf of Mexico.
“Filling the Gulf of Mexico with massive wind turbines would do none of the things that proponents promise,” says TPPF’s Robert Henneke. “But it would bring environmental harms, danger to humans and wildlife alike, and double down on unreliable energy. It would also enrich the foreign companies that dominate offshore wind in the U.S.”
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