Monthly Archives: July 2009

True Health Care Reform is Sitting Right in Front of Us

The U.S. needs to adopt a European style healthcare system. No, not Britain or France’s but Switzerland’s. Their market based reforms will bring down costs and increase access for Americans, if only Congress would consider it. Continue reading

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The Data Revolution

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, pictured at left, is at the forefront of a movement to make government data available to citizens. His efforts in D.C. and at the Federal Level have proven what we here in Virginia already knew, that when you combine public data with private ingenuity you get great results. Continue reading

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You're Invited

“How Will the New Health Care Proposals Affect Your Business, Your Family and Your Profession?”
A half day conference hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Continue reading

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Pushing Governments to Do More on Transparency

Previously in our series on online government transparency we’ve taken a look at the minimum steps local governments should adhere to in keeping their citizens informed. In this installment we are looking at what the best local governments nationwide are doing to improve online transparency. Continue reading

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A Competitive Government

With private markets staying timid, the public sector needs to take charge in pulling us out of this recession. However, for success to be achieved, the government’s incentive structure must be realigned to more closely mimic the private sector. Continue reading

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