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Halloween Haunts: Phantom Leases
In these Halloween Haunts, we share some frightening government waste of taxpayer money that is truly scarier than any horror film! Health and Human Resources Wastes $1 Million on Phantom Leases The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) wasted nearly $1 million… Read More
Drain the Swamp: Relocate the Department of Labor to West Virginia
Is it time to relocate Washington, D.C.? Well, not in a literal geographical sense – that would be a feat that would make even Marvel supervillain, Ultron, blush. (Look up the plot for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron.) More realistically, what about relocating the litany of federal agencies that cu… Read More
Certified to Succeed: Private Certification as an Alternative to State Occupational Licensing
Government regulation of most industries is taken for granted. However, there are many fields where the free market could do a better job regulating quality and protecting consumers than the existing government apparatus. Government-imposed occupational licensing is often a burdensome requirement on… Read More
Three Economic Proposals That are Better for Rural America Than Pete Buttigieg’s Plan
More money, subsidies, and government – oh my! Earlier this month, Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg released his plan for rural economic development. And, as readers of this blog might expect, his plan is nothing new under the sun. Buttigieg calls for paid family leave, additional farm… Read More
Public Schools: Starved or Stuffed?
In 2018, long-simmering frustrations regarding wages, working conditions, and general funding boiled over into a wave of teachers’ strikes, beginning in our home state of West Virginia and spreading throughout the country to Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado. The trend continued in 2019 in the Los Ang… Read More
Permission Slips Aren’t Just For School Field Trips Anymore
Permission slips: most students remember taking one of these home for their parents to sign so they could go on a field trip, participate in a school activity, or perhaps watch a PG13 movie in the classroom. But did you know that permission slips aren’t just for field trips anymore?… Read More