Category Archives: Business

Business Needs Certainty. So Do Voters

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Christian Braunlich

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a small manufacturer of machine tools replied: “We need both,” he said, “but the thing we need most is certainty.” “Businesses have to plan out months … Continue reading →

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The Trade Policies of Both Candidates are Bad for Virginia

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Derrick A. Max

One issue that is not getting enough attention in this election, especially for its impact on Virginia, is the growing “anti-trade” mentality of both major parties. In Tuesday’s debate, former President Donald Trump stated, “other countries are going to finally, after 75 … Continue reading →

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If U.S. Copies Europe, “It Will End in Tears”

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

“Don’t follow our path.  Don’t copy the Europeans.  It will end in tears,” Peiser said.  Continue reading →

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Green New Deal Still Rules in Virginia

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

The elections of a Republican Virginia governor and a new Republican majority in the House of Delegates have not changed Virginia’s status as one of the greenest of Green New Deal states in the country.  Every effort to reverse the … Continue reading →

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Mason-Dixon Poll: Virginia Voters Support Collective Bargaining Reforms

Posted on February 1, 2022 by F. Vincent Vernuccio

With several localities in Virginia having passed ordinances allowing government unions a monopoly on representing public employees, the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy today released results of Mason-Dixon poll commissioned to measure certain provisions commonly contained in those ordinances. … Continue reading →

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