NCPA Daily Policy Digest (5/11/11)
| May 11, 2011 |
Solar Power ProspectsGlobally, grid-connected solar capacity increased an average of 60 percent annually from 2004 to 2009, faster than any other energy source, says H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Long Waits for Doctor Visits in MassachusettsThe average wait in Massachusetts for a non-emergency internal medicine appointment is almost seven weeks... REUTERS/MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY U.S. Companies Pay Income Taxes Twice on Foreign ProfitsAmerican companies paid nearly $100 billion in income taxes to foreign governments on foreign taxable income in 2007... TAX FOUNDATION Homeownership Does Not Create WealthAdjusted for inflation, housing prices stayed nearly flat from the end of World War II until the mid-1990s... REASON FOUNDATION Prison Not Most Cost-Effective Way to Treat Low-Risk Substance Abuse OffendersLow-risk substance abuse offenders directed into an evidence-based probation and treatment program were 22 percent less likely to recidivate within a year after the program than comparable offenders sent to prison... TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION |
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