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- Kelsey Bolar, IWF Visiting Fellow

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Ranked-Choice Voting Threatens to Distort Election Outcomes

Anyone concerned about voter participation and the integrity of our election systems should be particularly worried about ranked-choice voting.

Frequently hailed as a way to give voters more choice and reduce polarization, ranked-choice voting is, in fact, a complex and confusing process that threatens to reduce voter participation and distort election outcomes.

Under this system, voters list candidates in order of preference, rather than simply vote for one person. If nobody receives a majority of first place rankings, election officials eliminate the candidate with the least votes and redistribute those votes to the second choices on those ballots until they create a faux majority for one of the remaining candidates.

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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
With the upcoming 2020 presidential elections, Universal Basic Income has resurfaced as an option to combat poverty and unemployment in the United States. Can you identify which of the following is NOT true about UBI?  

A: UBI for the entire U.S. would cost 75% of the nation’s current budget.
B: UBI will not help reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
C: UBI will help people find better jobs.
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College Loan Forgiveness Is Not Divine
The field of Democratic presidential candidates includes many individuals who would like to forgive student loans. The taxpayer, rather than those who took out the loans, would pay under this system. This looks like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The challenge isn’t to come up with new ways of paying off massive college debt. It is reducing the cost of college. A start on this might not be as hard as we think.

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See the Real Price of Health Care BEFORE You Get Care


You deserve to know the real price of health care BEFORE you get care, just as you would with any other service or product. Special interest groups are attempting to block the administration's efforts to bring price transparency to our healthcare system. Stand up to those who want to block access to your own pricing and health information. Submit comments supporting the administration's new price transparency rules by January 14.
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U.S. Economy Roars into 2020


Learn about the five reasons economic analysts think this economy is good and getting better. IWF Senior Policy Analyst Patrice Lee Onwuka discusses how policies that reduced taxes and deregulated industries are spurring our economy forward.
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We Need Fair Benefit Policies That Create Flexibility, Not New Burdens


When it comes to the federal workforce, paid leave policies should be considered in the context of their entire compensation package. After all, the costs of new federal guaranteed paid family leave benefits will have to be paid by taxpayers, most of whom have far less generous compensation packages than do federal workers. IWF President Carrie Lukas writes, "any federal approach ought to be done in the context of rethinking the way federal workers are compensated more broadly, to make sure that their compensation is in line with those who foot the bill."
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The Peloton Bike Outrage Needs to Be Redirected


Did you catch the outrage over the Peloton indoor bike advertisement? This popular fitness brand is receiving backlash for allegedly perpetuating gender stereotypes. The outrage is indicative of just how out of touch the women’s equality movement today is. People are upset about an ad for a $2,400 bike; meanwhile, girls and women suffer from far worse, like female genital mutilation right here here in the United States. Where is the outrage for them? 
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