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Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers 27 Aug 2013 | 08:07 am
Video As the world's first decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize online payments systems in a way that benefits consumers and businesses. What makes Bitcoin so in...
Disability Insurance Trust Fund Nears Insolvency 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
Publication This week’s charts show total receipts, expenditures, and assets left in the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund. Data from the 2013 Trustees Report show that the disabil...
CFTC's Distaste for the Administrative Procedure Act 25 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Expert Commentary The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has shown its distaste for the Administrative Procedure Act in connection with regulation. The CFTC avoids the procedural safeguards that ar...
To Deal with Waste, Fraud, and Abuse, Cut Spending 25 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
Expert Commentary When waste, fraud, and abuse in government is exposed, the first response is often that we need more oversight. For instance, when it came to light that millions in farm subsidies w...
Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption 23 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
Publication Instead of targeting the foods and farms that pose the greatest risk of contamination, the FDA proposes a blanket rule that would affect all farms and all types of produce. This rule will...
Bitcoin: Understated Benefits and Overstated Risks 21 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
Expert Commentary As the world’s first decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin worries policymakers. Voicing concerns over this digital currency—or cryptocurrency—officials cite its potential for fac...
Why Regulators Should Embrace Bitcoin 21 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Expert Commentary Governments are increasing their scrutiny of the decentralized digital currency and payments system Bitcoin. The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee recently i...
An Improved Index and Estimation Method for Assessing Tax Progressivity 21 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
Publication INTRODUCTION One of the most contentious tax policy issues during the 2012 presidential election season involved the federal income tax rate reductions defined in the Jobs and Growth Ta....
When Doctors Get Between You and Your Health Care 20 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
Expert Commentary With pressure to find ways to slow the growth of health care costs, many states have granted nurse practitioners more autonomy in providing patient care. However, this type of commo...
Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers 20 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
Publication As the world’s first decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize online payments systems in a way that benefits consumers and businesses. Instead of using a...
