The Issues

Economic Freedom

Jefferson Journal: Medicaid Expansion Not Needed By Hospitals

Although the expansion of Medicaid has been defeated in Virginia, advocates of Obamacare and for expansion of Medicaid under this program vow to keep the issue alive. One argument: That...

Mike Thompson
April 20, 2015

Medicaid Expansion Is Not Needed by the Hospitals

Although the expansion of Medicaid has been defeated in the Virginia General Assembly, the advocates of Obamacare and for expansion of Medicaid under this program vow to keep this issue...

Jefferson Forum
April 15, 2015

Job Market and Wages Continue to be Weak

Slow wage growth is one of the side effects of a weak labor market. Even though the official unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5 percent in the nation in February,...

Jefferson Forum
April 15, 2015

Treasury Report: Federal Fiscal Shortfall is $603,000 per Household

New data from the U.S. Treasury shows that the federal government has amassed $74 trillion in debts, liabilities and unfunded Social Security/Medicare obligations. This amounts to $603,000 for every household...

Jefferson Forum
April 15, 2015

Hospitals and the Proposed Medicaid Expansion

There are more efficient ways than expanding Medicaid to keep small, rural hospitals open. That’s the conclusion of a new study issued by the Thomas Jefferson Institute, analyzing the reasons...

Jefferson Forum
April 14, 2015

The Jefferson Journal: New EPA Regulations Will Harm Virginia

New EPA regulations expected to be made final this summer will result in a 25 percent increase in electric bills and a loss of 38,000 jobs here in Virginia. At...

Mike Thompson
April 3, 2015

The Next Role for Virginians in Promoting Internet Growth

Virginia and Virginians have a special role in the history of the Internet and a special concern for its flourishing. You can have a “Virginia Internet C@pital” license plate on your...

Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2015

Federal Bureaucracy Much Worse than Devine Outlines

Donald Devine could not be more wrong with his data or conclusions (Reagan Idea Could Reform Invisible Bureaucracy, Jefferson Policy Journal, March 19, 2015). He points to the growth of...

Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2015

An Inexpensive Experiment

Henrico County, my home county, is conducting an inexpensive public policy experiment. If it pans out, the county could improve its competitive posture as a manufacturing location. If it doesn’t,...

Jefferson Forum
April 1, 2015

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.