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Medicare for all means Medicare for none
The Detroit News | Sally C. Pipes
September 25, 2019
Stories like these are unfortunately common in Canada’s government-run health care system. They are exactly why U.S. patients should resist attempts by progressives to eliminate private insurance and import Canadian-style health care, in the form of Medicare for All, to this country.
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Wayne Winegarden – Making it Rain in California
September 24, 2019
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study on the State and Local Tax cap in the 2017 federal tax reform legislation. Wayne discusses how the legislation amounted to taxpayers in low-tax states subsidizing Sacramento’s high tax burden and out-of-control spending, and why efforts to reduce or repeal the cap in Congress would restore tax unfairness.
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The Rush To Renewable Energy Defies Science, Economics, And Common Sense
Issues & Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
September 23, 2019
Rather than promoting a feasible approach to dealing with climate change, the magnitude of which remains uncertain, the focus is on unfeasible approaches and unachievable goals. Leaders from around the world will be at it in earnest this week during the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019.
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Damon Dunn Talks About the Dangers of Socialism with David Webb
The David Webb Show | Damon Dunn
September 24, 2019
Listen to Damon Dunn, Fellow of Business and Economics at the Pacific Research Institute, joins the David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125 to discuss why socialism doesn’t work.
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Henry Miller Discusses Sunscreen and Mosquitoes on the Lars Larson Show
The Lars Larson Show | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
September 23, 2019
Henry Miller discussed the dangers of genetically modified mosquito and how regulations could be blocking more safe sunscreen from being sold in the United States on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. You can listen to Henry’s interview starting at the 46:00 minute mark.
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Much Of The Buzz About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Is Wrong
American Council on Science and Health | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
September 23, 2019
In short, this article has obvious, and apparently intentional, errors – errors that should have been detected by the journal’s editors and peer-reviewers. It should be retracted. I will leave it to others to determine whether it constitutes professional misconduct by the investigators.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thatcher Gala Dinner with Keynote Speaker Peter Thiel and Special Award Recipient Chris Cox
On Saturday, November 9, 2019, PRI will host its 8th Annual Baroness Thatcher Gala Dinner at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa in Newport Beach, California. We are thrilled to be celebrating our 40th Anniversary with entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel as our keynote speaker. PRI Senior Fellow Dr. Steven Hayward will lead an in-depth Q&A session with Peter Thiel that will address issues such as political bias at technology companies and campus free speech.
At the Gala, PRI board member Paul D. Tosetti, a partner at Latham & Watkins, will present the 2019 Baroness Thatcher Liberty Award to the Honorable Christopher Cox, a former PRI board member, for his commitment to liberty and for his embodiment of the principles of Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa
900 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California
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Young Leaders Circle event: Is the Gig Up? Why Independent Contractors and the Companies Who Use Them Should Worry
Hear subject matter experts from the San Francisco Chronicle, California Chamber of Commerce, and National Federation of Independent Business for a panel discussion about the gig economy and how independent contractors will be impacted by California Assembly Bill 5. Drinks and appetizers will be served. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the panel discussion begins at 6:15 p.m. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet panel participants after the discussion.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and program begins at 6:15 p.m.
Neyborly at Union Square
590 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
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