The Fair Tax: It's Back

Rick Perry is getting a lot of scrutiny for comments in his book Fed Up! where he argues that making income tax constitutional through the Sixteenth Amendment has lead America on a " road to serfdom ". He writes that the income tax could be replaced by a Fair Tax: Another option would be to …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday August 23, 2011

Medicare's Disastrous Bidding Process

In the Weekly Standard , Eli Lehrer discusses a little understood but deeply flawed process that Medicare is using to bid on certain medical equipment. The consequences of the flawed system may lead to higher healthcare costs and lower life expectancies: In the trial areas, problems have …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Monday August 8, 2011

The Last Thing Baltimore Needs is IndyCar Racing

On Labor Day weekend, Baltimore City intends to host the Baltimore Grand Prix. The event will not be on a racetrack, it will not even be in an enclosed venue. The racetrack will be the streets of downtown Baltimore. Holding a high-speed car race through the winding streets of any city poses …

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Written by Rachel Ryan on Thursday August 4, 2011