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Read the Latest "Been There, Done That" Post
California Has Been There, Done That
on Costly Subsidies for the Rich
July 8, 2021
California is one of the nation’s leaders in offering taxpayer-funded subsidies to purchase new electric cars. State tax credits and subsidies vary but can add up to $13,000 or more per consumer in states like California, when combined with all available local and federal credits.
As the experience from California shows, the hundreds of millions in electric car subsidies that taxpayers are paying for are just another giveaway to the wealthy.
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RSVP Today for July 20 PRI Webinar:
"Bait & Switch: How the Wokerati Misleads the Public for Power and Profit"
Join Pacific Research Institute for a special webinar conversation with the Honorable Janice Rogers Brown, moderated by the Honorable Daniel Kolkey. Judge Brown will discuss the rise of “woke” ideology in our public schools, college campuses, businesses, sports, and our legal system, and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions.
Tuesday, July 20, 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST
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Listen to PRI's Next Round Podcast
Glenn Reynolds - America's New Destiny in Space
PRI Next Round Podcast
July 6, 2021
University of Tennessee law professor and Instapundit founder Glenn Reynolds – author of an Encounter Intelligence book on space policy – joins us for a fascinating conversation about America’s future in space, which will be dominated by the private sector rather than the work of government space agencies. We discuss how space can address climate change and global energy problems, how space will inspire new innovation, and what our policy approach should be to encourage more space activity while minimizing international conflict.
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Stop the Bid to Expand Medicare
Forbes.com | Sally C. Pipes
July 6, 2021
Medicare is already under historic financial strain. Adding even more people to the program will only accelerate its demise while doing little to reduce the number of uninsured Americans.
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Democrat's Legislation Would Hike Up Food Prices to Save Nonendangered Bees
Washington Examiner | Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D.
July 7, 2021
The myth about endangered, disappearing honeybees lives on — with potentially dire implications. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, just reintroduced “Save the Bees” legislation ([link removed]) that would eliminate farmers’ most advanced and effective defenses against crop-destroying pests in the name of preventing imaginary bee declines and preserving food security, which the bill would actually undermine.
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A Custom ESG Portfolio Could Solve the Apples to Oranges Comparison
Right by the Bay | Rowena Itchon
July 6, 2021
PRI has long been a critic of ESG funds – funds that purport to choose stocks based on their impact on the environment, social responsibility, or the way they govern — because the investment strategies of ESG funds are all over the map. As a result, judging the performance of these funds against one another and against the broader market is a tough proposition. Nevertheless, the public has flocked to these funds believing that they can do well and do good. But do these funds really deliver?
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