NCPA Daily Policy Digest for August 3, 2011

The Truth about Ethanol

Government subsidization of ethanol production has resulted in $19 billion in tax breaks between 1980 and 2000 to the ethanol-from-corn effort, according to the Government Accountability Office...

Solving the Jobs Problem

Education and health care will increase in importance this century while other sectors undergo a relative decline...

Colorado Ski Towns Look to Collect Taxes on Rental Homes

Aspen, Colorado, estimates it is losing $100,000 a year in revenue -- in a budget of about $86 million -- on residents who fail to get a business license and pay taxes when they rent out their houses or condos...

Bedbugs Found Carrying Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Canadian researchers have discovered bedbugs carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE)...

The Diversity of Debt Crises in Europe

The main causes of the debt crises in Europe varied by country...

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Retirement and Taxes: Reforms that Make "Cents"
Retirement reforms based on common sense.

Energy and Environment: Clearing the Air
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