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Economic Freedom

Tolling and P3s Get Unexpected Boost in Administration Bill

(Publishers Comment: Let us in Virginia take full advantage of public private partnerships wherever practical to increase the transportation funding available to us for resolving our congestion relief needs and...

Bob Poole
May 8, 2014

Does the Social Security Trust Fund really exist?

In a memorable scene from the classic sitcom Sanford and Son, a legal predicament led Fred Sanford to consider hiring a man who was peddling cut-rate attorney services. When Sanford and...

Jefferson Forum
May 8, 2014

Smart Growth for Custom-Minded Conservatives

As I have endeavored to develop a conservative vision for Smart Growth, I have relied primarily upon conservative principles with a libertarian slant — limited government, fiscal conservatism, free markets...

Jefferson Forum
April 25, 2014

Virginia’s Employment Declines

Employment in the nation is finally starting to pick up. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 192,000 in March, which is 1.7% higher than a year ago. The Richmond metropolitan area is...

Jefferson Forum
April 25, 2014

How to Mislead with Transit Data

Nearly all major newspapers around the country on March 10th proclaimed this news: the use of public transit last year reached its highest level since 1956. The somewhat breathless New...

Bob Poole
April 25, 2014

The Jefferson Journal: Thoughts on Expanding Medicaid

There are two policy issues involved in whether Virginia should expand Medicaid: first is whether the budget should be the vehicle through which a major new government entitlement program is...

Mike Thompson
April 14, 2014

Some Thoughts on Expanding Medicaid

There are two policy issues involved in whether Virginia should expand Medicaid: first, is whether the budget should be the vehicle through which a major new government entitlement program is...

Mike Thompson
April 10, 2014

Value-Added Tolling: Getting to "Yes" on Interstate Tolling

The Interstate highway system is wearing out. Over the next two decades, nearly all of its 47,000 miles will have to be rebuilt, to make it serviceable for another 50+...

Jefferson Forum
April 10, 2014

The Jefferson Journal: Medicaid Reform — The Virginia Way

With the General Assembly deadlocked, it’s time to think through the Medicaid expansion issue. Here are some thoughts and questions that need to be part of this debate and need...

Mike Thompson
March 31, 2014

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.