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PRI Advances Free Market Policy Victories in Challenging, Turbulent Year
Right By the Bay Blog | Ben Smithwick
December 21, 2020
We saw a continued exodus out of the state by individuals and businesses of all stripes who are fed up with Sacramento. And state leaders just cast about for people to blame, even as they doubled down on crippling new regulations on businesses and social engineering policies.
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The illogical California lockdown orders
The San Francisco Chronicle | Sally C. Pipes
December 29, 2020
People will find ways to congregate with or without restrictions, because their sanity depends on it. If they’re barred from safe places like playgrounds and sports fields, they’ll gather indoors in each other’s homes, which will only prolong the spike in cases.
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The NCAA Goes to Washington
Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
December 30, 2020
The NCAA and colleges have hidden behind the student athlete moniker while pocketing billions. In 2018 alone, college sports generated $14 billion in revenue; Clemson University’s national championship-winning coach Dabo Swinney signed a ten-year, $93 million contract, and the University of Washington inked a new apparel contract with Nike for $7.89 million a year.
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What’s Up with the New “California Driver Benefits Fee”?
Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
December 29, 2020
Activists can afford to ignore the reality of economics. Businesses cannot, if they want to avoid failure. Any blame should be directed toward the lawmakers who voted for Assembly Bill 5, the legislation that forced the rideshare companies to put Proposition 22 on the ballot to protect their businesses.
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