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So Many Job Openings, Why So Few Candidates?
Teaser: Both the high level of job openings and the current 5.1 percent unemployment rate appear to overstate the tightness of the labor market."Job Openings in U.S. Surge to Record While Hiring Cools"...
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The Republican Debate Was Missing these Eight Key Issues
Teaser: Next month CNN will host the Democratic candidates. They will likely ask them what they think of Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina. They won’t ask Bernie what he thinks of Hillary, or...
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Minimum Wage: Ben Carson Has a Point
Teaser: Carson may be on to one of those rare policy ideas with both political and economic benefits.This article originally appeared on RealClearPolicyAt last night's two Republican debates, economic...
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VW Diesel Buyers Could Have Discovered Cheating Before the EPA Did
Teaser: Once upon a time people could fix their own cars. They could change their oil, replace the spark plugs and do a basic tune-up. As a teen I could start my manual-transmission car when its...
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The Pre-existing Condition: Changing the Subject
Teaser: The first in seven essays on how to solve the challenge of providing people with pre-existing medical conditions with health insurance.Editor’s note: How to finance care for individuals with...
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The Cadillac Tax Is a Poor Solution to a Real Problem
Teaser: Of all the problems with the employer deduction, the Cadillac Tax addresses only one.A presidential candidate wants to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act. Normally this would not be news,...
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Distinguishing Policy From Politics in the Cadillac Plan Tax
Teaser: The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late.The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late. A motley collection of health...
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Warren Seeks to Silence Scholarly Debate on Investment Advice
Teaser: The junior senator from Massachusetts and self-described champion of the middle class, who always seems to be angry at somebody for something, picked an unusual target last week in Robert...
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America Should Heed Hayek’s Lessons For Faster Growth
Teaser: In today’s slow-growth climate, many pundits and politicians are pushing for new solutions to get the economy in a higher gear. A better path forward may be looking to lessons from the past.In...
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A Continuous Coverage Guarantee for Health Insurance
Teaser: Our nation needs a way to protect access to health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions and empower patients to make the best choices for themselves and their families.No American...
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Paid Leave Bill Would be a Lose-Lose for Women and D.C.
Teaser: Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds like a winner, especially for women.This post originally appeared at MarketWatch.Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds...
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Guaranteed Renewability and Equitable Tax Treatment of Health Insurance
Teaser: How can policymakers get younger, healthy adults to essentially cross-subsidize older adults with pre-existing chronic conditions?Roughly one-quarter of the nonelderly adult population in the...
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Why Health Care Is Not a Right
Teaser: Last week's first Democratic debate featured five candidates offering lots of free stuff. From health care to tuition to paid family leave, the Democrats, with the exception of former Virginia...
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New Report: Beyond Repair? America’s Infrastructure Crisis Is Local
Teaser: While conditions and policy responses will vary by place, localities would do well to consider adopting the following eight policies.To access the full report, click here.America’s...
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Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Pay Raise
Teaser: Consider this mystery solved.“The Economy Is Up, but Pay Is Not.” So sayeth Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times this past weekend in a piece titled, “The Mystery of the Vanishing Pay...
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