Written by: US Representative Mark Stanford The debate about whether or not to reform Social Security, while very slow getting started, has finally boiled down to the central question not of whether private markets will be used in fixing Social Security, but who should be in control of investment in those markets, you or the …
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Posted: November 15, 2005 by South Carolina Policy Council
Dose of Healthy Competition Wakes up DMH
Authors: Edward T. McMullen Recent efforts to trim the fat off the sacred cow of state government has produced a strong whiplash by the defiant Department of Mental Health. In the last quarter of 1997, it was rumored that the cost to care for a consumer in our state hospital ran more than $300.00 …
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Posted: October 31, 2005 by South Carolina Policy Council
Patient-Centered Medicaid Reform
Authors: SCPC and Neil Mullen Medicaid is the Social Security program providing health care for those with low or limited incomes and special needs. Initially designed in the 1960s, it has seen only limited change in the last four decades. It delivers an essential service for the needy, but the nature of its structure is …
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Posted: March 15, 2005 by South Carolina Policy Council
Golf Industry Victim of Unconstitutional Practices
As a member of the Competitiveness Council member, I sit on the task force that is looking at one of our states leading industries, tourism. Tourism is the second largest producer of jobs in our state it employs about six percent of the work force. One of our challenges is not only to attract more …
Posted: March 1, 2005 by South Carolina Policy Council
Fiscal Impact of the 2005 Universal Scholarship Tax Credit Proposal
By: Cotton Lindsay, Ph.D. Click here to view the PDF version of this report.
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Posted: April 15, 2002 by South Carolina Policy Council
South Carolinas Dilemma: Increase Taxes or Reform Medicaid?
South Carolina is facing a serious crisis in providing funding for healthcare services to low-income persons through its Medicaid program. Clearly policymakers are faced with a critical dilemma either increase taxes to cover the funding shortfall for this program or actually sit down and evaluate the effectiveness of the entire Medicaid system. Yet even before …
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Posted: November 15, 2001 by South Carolina Policy Council
Lottery Revenues Not Stable
Written by: John Hill PhD. In a letter earlier this month to the states Chamber of Commerce, Governor Hodges attempted to woo its members into supporting his education lottery plan on the grounds it would allow South Carolina to join the 37 other states that have successful lotteries. The states Board of Economic Advisors has …
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Posted: June 15, 1999 by South Carolina Policy Council
What’s Best for Social Security
Written by: US Representative Mark Stanford The debate about whether or not to reform Social Security, while very slow getting started, has finally boiled down to the central question not of whether private markets will be used in fixing Social Security, but who should be in control of investment in those markets, you or the …
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Posted: June 5, 1998 by South Carolina Policy Council
No Taxation Through Litigation
Written by: Peter J. Ferrara In his State of the Union Address in January, 1999, President Clinton announced that the Justice Dept. is preparing a litigation plan to take the tobacco companies to court. Clinton had ordered the Justice Dept. to sue cigarette manufacturers to recover the alleged costs paid by Medicare to treat smoking …