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New Free Cities Index Ranks America's Best and Worst Pro-Growth Cities
September 5, 2023
Cities that promote pro-growth policies, encourage entrepreneurship, and efficiently provide core public services ranked at the top of PRI's new “Free Cities Index” of the nation’s most 50 populous cities.
“Families desire cities that are affordable, foster economic opportunities, and offer residents a high quality of life. The Free Cities Index rankings show that the cities that are offering these attributes are growing in population,” said Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics and the index author.
The Free Cities Index rankings are predicated on a pro-growth policy criterion, judging the nation’s 50 most populous cities based on whether they levy less burdensome taxes on businesses and individuals, impose a less costly regulatory environment, and efficiently provide core public services.
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If there were a healthcare competition, US would win
Newsmax | Sally Pipes | September 6, 2023
Doctors in England's National Health Service (NHS) staged a two-day strike in late August over a pay dispute with the country's government. They plan to strike again in September and October if their demands aren't met.
The walkout is just the latest development in an ever-escalating crisis in Britain's system of socialized medicine. It's also a stark reminder that progressive Democrats' calls for Medicare for All should continue to fall on deaf ears.
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California's already high taxes could increase if Democratic legislators prevail
Times of San Diego | Kerry Jackson | September 3, 2023
California has been losing businesses and residents to states with lower tax burdens for years, and the response in Sacramento has been puzzling. Rather than trying to compete with those states, the counter has been to instead raise taxes even higher.
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