Home and rental prices in California continue to set new records. The reason?
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May 25, 2022 • Weekly Newsletter
The Right to Build Homes Right Now ([link removed])
Lawrence J. McQuillan
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Home and rental prices in California continue to set new records. The reason? Government restrictions on private property rights that artificially constrain housing supply. The fix is equally simple: a short amendment to California’s constitution allowing property owners to build housing on their land if they meet basic requirements—without being hog-tied by endless delays. Needed legislation attached. READ MORE » ([link removed])
How to Restore the California DreamRemoving Obstacles to Fast and Affordable Housing Development ([link removed])
By Lawrence J. McQuillan
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Congress Has a Stake in the Dollar’s Integrity ([link removed])
Judy L. Shelton (Wall Street Journal)
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A cardinal rule in fiscal and monetary policy is that Treasury officials don’t discuss monetary policy and Federal Reserve authorities don’t discuss exchange rates. So whom do we turn to when the currency fails, as it is now failing, to fulfill its basic functions? Congress—and it needs to act. READ MORE » ([link removed])
WATCH: The Gold Standard: Prospect & Retrospect 50 Years After the Bretton Woods System ([link removed])
The FDA Could Easily Solve the Baby Formula Shortage ([link removed])
Raymond J. March and Glenn L. Furton (Fortune)
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Who’s to blame for the severe baby-formula shortage? Supply chain issues, the problems at the Abbott facility? Yes—but the biggest malefactor? The FDA and its restrictive regulations on imports from Europe, which is awash in formula. If we ever needed an “emergency use authorization” (EUA) to jump-start those imports, that time is now. READ MORE » ([link removed])
American Health CareGovernment, Market Processes and the Public Interest ([link removed])
Edited by Roger D. Feldman
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What Firearms Have “Common-Use” Protections? ([link removed])
Stephen P. Halbrook (America's First Freedom)
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What “arms” are protected by the Second Amendment? Since this is a Constitutional right, the people, not the government, decide—and the arms that are protected are those that citizens keep in their homes and carry on their persons. When the Supreme Court decides New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, will it strengthen or undermine this long-established “common-use” test? READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Right to Bear ArmsA Constitutional Right of the People or a Privilege of the Ruling Class? ([link removed])
By Stephen P. Halbrook
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Refundable Tax Credits Could Be the Healthcare Reform We Need ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Washington Times)
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Here’s an idea. Give Americans refundable tax credits to be deposited into personal health saving accounts. We’d get, as a result, health plans tailored to family needs and portable from job to job and in and out of the labor market. Or we could just continue with Obamacare, and enrich the insurance giants with billions in tax-payer subsides for worse care at skyrocketing prices. READ MORE » ([link removed])
New Way to CareSocial Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
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