The Issues

Economic Freedom

We Don’t Need Taxpayers’ Billions To Prevent Zika

The Zika virus is increasingly linked to serious neurological complications for pregnant women and microcephaly in newborns: smaller than normal heads and brains. It also affects areas of fetal brains...
Jefferson Forum
May 10, 2016

U.S. Tax System Forces Corporations to Look Overseas

Anti-big-business rhetoric is alive and well in this presidential election year. Of course Big Business works the halls of government to its advantage whenever it can. As do the lobbies...
Mike Thompson
April 27, 2016

North Virginia's Metro is Failing

How bad is the Washington Metro rail system? So bad that only 84% of its trains ran on time, mainly due to poor maintenance. So bad that ridership declined 5%...
Jefferson Forum
April 27, 2016

Taking the Teeth Out of Federal HOV/HOT Performance Requirements

In the MAP-21 surface transportation reauthorization bill enacted in 2012, Congress required FHWA to actually start enforcing its standard for the performance of federally assisted HOV and HOT lanes. Specifically,...
Bob Poole
April 27, 2016

The Tax Rates of Wall Streeters and Steelworkers

During a rousing speech in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, Joe Biden said: “Why in God’s name should a man or woman working in a steel mill making $50,000 a year pay...

Jefferson Forum
April 27, 2016

Problems with Proposed Puerto Rican Bailout

Following in the tradition of sovereign entities that spend too much, grow government too large, and do not bring in enough revenue to balance it all out, Puerto Rico finds...

Mike Thompson
April 13, 2016

Employment Number Looking Better

In March of every year, the Virginia Employment Commission revises previously released employment estimates with more reliable quarterly census of employment and wages data through an annual process known as...

Jefferson Forum
April 13, 2016

Implications of Concession Company Chapter 11 Filing

Early this month, the SH 130 Concession Company in Texas filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was formed by Cintra and Zachry to finance, build, operate, and maintain Segments...

Jefferson Forum
April 13, 2016

How Virginia Might Build on the Rise of Education Capitalism

The past twenty years have brought significant growth to Northern Virginia and the Tidewater area, but there have been significant costs. The state’s economic portfolio is too heavily weighted toward...

Jefferson Forum
March 30, 2016

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.