March 1999 Volume 6 Number 3

Combating Creeping ClintonCare

March 01, 1999

Though the 1,342-page Health Security Act of 1993 - what economist Murray Rothbard called "Clinton's Great Leap Forward into health collectivism" - met the ignominious fate it so richly deserved, ClintonCare is far from dead. Many liberals in Congress and in Oklahoma's legislature and bureaucracy still have their eyes on the long-term prize, and they've learned t... Read More >

Medicaid Managed Care Unworkable

March 01, 1999

In previous articles for OCPA, I have explained the motivation behind and the problems with the transition of the Oklahoma Medicaid program from a 'fee for service' structure to a managed care structure under the direction of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Oklahoma Legislature. Recently, problems have surfaced with dental services for Medicaid recipients, ... Read More >

Oklahoma's Education Problems Are Structural

March 01, 1999

When thinking about education policy, the first thing we have to do is step back for a moment and consider precisely what it is we're dealing with. Public education in Oklahoma is a near-monopoly, heavily unionized, government-owned, government-run industry. Hardly a recipe for success. In fact, as University of Oklahoma economics professor Bob Reed recently obser... Read More >

Who Should Spend Government or Families?

March 01, 1999

Perspective's Brandon Dutcher recently talked with Michael Solon, the Director of the U.S. Senate Steering Committee, about the bipartisan culture of spending that exists in Congress and in state legislatures. Solon was formerly an Adviser on Economic Policy for Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, and has served as the Counsel for Economic Policy for Senator Phil Gramm. H... Read More >

Recycling: A Waste of Valuable Resources

March 01, 1999

The Age of Recycling is upon us. Billboards, Coke cans, cereal boxes, even Vice Presidents of the United States, tell us we must recycle to save the earth's scarce resources. "Save the Planet." "Do it for Mother Earth." "Do it for the children." And yet... If recycling is such a great idea, why is it usually a money-losing proposition? When firms produce things that c... Read More >

OCPA Changing Public Opinion

March 01, 1999

OCPA's mission is to accumulate, evaluate, and disseminate public policy ideas and information for Oklahoma based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, and individual responsibility. To that end, our research and writings, our events, and all that we do is directed at two distinct, yet equally important, audiences. The most obvious group is elected... Read More >

Quote Unquote

March 01, 1999

'We could give it all back to you and hope you spend it right. But . . . if you don't spend it right, here's what's going to happen.' -- President William J. Clinton, in a startlingly condescending remark Jan. 20, referring to the tax overpayment popularly referred to as the ?budget surplus? 'Soft budgets do not build a strong America. Flabby fiscal practices are ene... Read More >

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