June, 1997 issue
NPRI’s List of Publications
NPRI studies and books present significant findings on tax policy, health care policy, educational policy and other public policy issues. If you haven't seen the studies, need more copies or...
The Vote from Washington
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESRep. Vucanovich Rep. Ensign Terminate the Authorization for the Space Station Minimum Wage Increase Passes House Exempt Small Businesses from Boost in Minimum Wage Repeal 4.3-cents-Per-Gallon Gas Tax...
Pen and Quill
NPRI invites comment from its readers. Submit articles and letters to the editor by the 15th of each month. Dear NPRI: I recently received a General Accounting Office report entitled...
Oh, What Webs We Manage to Weave
by Judy Cresanta, NPRI President When the name Luther Parks cropped up on a long list of teacher’s pension investments, Linda Hogue had no clue who he might be. But...
The Academics Of School-To-Work
Looking at the German Model By William G. Durden, Ph.D. Director of the Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth To say that today’s American schools serve as both battleground...
A Flat Tax That Falls Flat
By Eric Toder, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis, Department of the Treasury A proposal to reform or replace the current income tax system must necessarily address...
There’s a Flat Tax in Our Future
by Congressman Dick Armey (R-TX) Permit me to paraphrase a favorite Ethel Merman song, but the truth is that “Everything’s coming up flat tax.” Today’s mindlessly complicated, growth-stifling tax code...
Four Approaches to Tax Reform
By Murray Weidenbaum, Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University Tax reform comes in many shapes and varieties and the motivating factors for tax reform are varied....
You Know You’re a Liberal if…
by Don Feder “What is a liberal?” In presidential election years liberals are hard to find unless you look very carefully. For example, while the President has been talking about...