Right to Try - February 2018

Milwaukee parents have more tax-supported educational choices than parents in other U.S. cities. These include private schools with voucher students, charter schools, contracted schools serving at-risk students, state and district-wide open enrollment, district specialty schools, and traditional neighborhood schools.

From the Charleston Gazette October 10, 2003, Friday Copyright 2003 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2003 The Charleston Gazette About seven months after medical malpractice reforms became law in West Virginia, premiums are going up for about 500 doctors insured by the state's largest commercial provider of malpractice insurance. The state Insurance Commission last week approved a 13 percent hike in the premiums Medical Assurance charges doctors. The company had asked for a 17.5 percent increase in June.

October 10, 2003 The Honorable William Thomas Chairman Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Thomas:

Testimony of Pamela Olson Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) United States Department of the Treasury before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Madam Chair: I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss current tax issues affecting small business manufacturing in a global market.

Lawsuits are legendary in America. From the $370 billion dollar tobacco settlement to the more recent medical malpractice crisis, lawsuits are constantly making headlines while expanding their reach to virtually every facet of our daily lives. Trial lawyers are an important driver in the creeping expanse of litigation, aggressively pursuing new opportunities for litigation. Unfortunately, it seems that their efforts may be based more on self interest rather than applying the principles of the common law to provide redress to individuals with real grievances. In fact, trial lawyers have recently come under investigation by the FBI for activities that would make an Enron executive blush.

While citizens from Alabama to Oregon to Florida are shooting down state level tax hikes, some federal level politicians are showing just how out of touch they are with the American people by proposing higher taxes. Democratic candidates for president are arguing over how much to raise taxes and several Democratic senators have submitted a bill to increase the top income tax rate. In addition to missing the anti-tax message the American people are sending loud and clear, such proposals are bad for the economy and completely miss what needs to be done to the complicated and wasteful U.S. tax system—which is to make it simple and flat.