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Waiting for Hope

What to Know: Wait times for Canadians in need of specialized health care continue to increase; last year, the average wait time from getting a referral to receiving treatment rose to 20.9 weeks. 

The TPPF Take: Canadians are tired of long wait times and limited choices.

“The truth about single-payer schemes like Canada’s, or the proposed Medicare-for-All here in the U.S., is that they can’t deliver the quality of care each and every one of us desires,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “That’s why Canadians who can afford it come to the U.S. for care. We shouldn’t undermine our top-notch system with Medicare-for-All or other plans that will inevitably lead to lower quality and less access.”

Shorting the Shortage

What to Know: California is about to make its housing shortage even worse, with bad policies that punish landlords and developers.

The TPPF Take: Public policy mistakes have all helped make California housing unaffordable.

“California’s new housing stock has been severely restricted by the state’s myriad of web of development fees, restrictive zoning rules, environmental laws and lawsuits,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “Now it’s about to get much worse, with new laws combined with statewide rent control further discouraging new investment in the state.”

No Fracking Way

What to Know: Economist Nicholas Loris explains how a fracking ban would be bad for people, bad for the country and even bad for the environment.

The TPPF Take: Abundant, affordable energy keeps families safe and warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

“It’s clear that high energy prices have a measurable effect on health and mortality,” says TPPF’s Katie Tahuahua. “That’s why we must oppose policies—such as a ban on fracking—that would drive up the cost of electricity and fuels. Instead, let’s encourage American innovation and energy independence.”