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I hope you've had a chance to visit our website, SeeTheSpending.org. It allows you to search the state budget to see exactly how the state is spending your money. (more…)
Do you ever wonder what your taxes pay for? I don't mean the big, broad categories you hear about, but the individual expenses that add up to those big numbers? (more…)
Another school year has started, and due to the inaction of the legislature, it's another school year in which parents are forced to send their children wherever the government tells them they have to go - even if that school is not educating their children well. (more…)
A few years ago, I met a former Prime Minister of the eastern European country of Estonia. Eighteen years ago, at the age of 32, Mart Laar set Estonia on the transforming course from being a socialist state in the Soviet bloc to its current status as one of the freest economies in the world. (more…)
There's a new book out called the Overton Window. The book is a novel, but its namesake is a very real concept developed by a friend of mine, Joe Overton. Joe's concept, which he called the "window of political possibility," helps explain how laws can be passed this year to implement ideas that were considered politically impossible a few years ago. It also helps explain, in part, why think tanks like ours are so important. (more…)
One sign of good mental health is the establishment of proper boundaries - boundaries around yourself, your property, and your relationships. Boundaries around yourself help keep you focused on your priorities without kowtowing other people's demands and expectations. (more…)
Is ObamaCare Good for Patients, Doctors, Employers, & State Budgets?
Quarterly Luncheon
Co-hosted with
The Federalist Society
If you were unable to attend the luncheon on May 13, 2010, please see the video footage of the event by clicking on the images below.
Introduction
The discussion was moderated by
Ilya Shapiro
Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies & Editor-in-Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review
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And featured
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Randy Easterling, M.D.
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Gerard Gibert
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Marie Thomas Sanderson
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President, Mississippi State Medical Association
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Founder and CEO, Venture Technologies, a multi-state IT Solutions and Managed Services Provider based in Ridgeland, MS
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Director of Federal Policy, Office of Governor Haley Barbour
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To view video footage of the Question and Answer session click on the images below:
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This time of year, we think about taxes, but we really should think about that every day. Many people think the amount of their paycheck is the amount they earn, forgetting that what they really earn is the amount before taxes. (more…)