NCPA Daily Policy Digest (11/19/10)

Economic Issues

The Federal Reserve's Quantitative Easing: Questions and Answers

Quantitative easing hasn't been inflationary so far because banks have become very cautious, says Robert McTeer, a distinguished fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, former member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

Health Issues

Health Panel Brings Out Big Guns

Massachusetts' health insurance connector has turned into a legal pit bull by aggressively going after a growing number of Bay Staters who say they can't afford mandated insurance -- or the penalties imposed for not having it, say observers...

BOSTON HERALD

Education Issues

Quality Guarantee or a Waste of Money?

The federal government should stop relying on accreditation as the determinant of eligibility for federal student aid funds, says a new report...

POPE CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

State and Local Issues

States Offer Washington Lesson in Belt Tightening

In the past three years, 29 states have raised fees on, or cut services for, the elderly and people with disabilities, says the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Environment Issues

Let Ethanol Subsidies Die

An analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency found that current ethanol production techniques actually result in higher emissions of greenhouse gases than refining and burning ordinary gasoline, says Ronald Bailey, Reason Magazine's science correspondent...

REASON MAGAZINE