When Paul Ryan proposed Medicare entitlement reform, there were advertisements showing him dumping an elderly woman out of a wheelchair over a cliff. These were run by the Democratic National Committee to demonize the efforts of the Republicans to salvage the Medicare program by modifying age eligibility in the future for someone under the current age of 55. When the Affordable Care Act, known as "Obamacare" was proposed, most honest analyses of the bill concluded it was unaf

When we started the Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Delaware, Bill Wyer was the president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC). Bill was a junk yard dog for business in Delaware. Under his leadership the DSCC fought against any tax increases and invasive regulations, and the encroachment of government into the marketplace. With Bill at the helm, the DSCC was skeptical that a government subsidized service such as the SBDC woul

If you were paying attention to the news this week you know a video of MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, one of the most important authors of tha Affordable Care Act openly admitted in a video recorded in 2013 that the passage of ACA was dependent upon fooling both the CBO and Congress and the inherent stupidity of the American voter. While the deception and politicizing of the law by Congress and the CBO is to be expected, the "Buyer Beware" philosophy, it is the sheer arroganc

In March of this year, Caesar Rodney Institute’s Center for Economic Policy and Analysis released a technical study of the methodology behind Delaware’s prevailing wage system. With regard to the prevailing wage (PW) the study documented that: a) the methodology used by the Department of Labor was seriously flawed, b) the PW was biased toward union collective bargaining wage rates, and c) the PW was 40% above the market wage for experienced construction workers. As a resu

2009 State Legislative Spending Transparency Efforts (preliminary list)

While not all judges are as wise as Solomon, judicial decisions are a cornerstone of our legal system. Delaware’s incarceration rate spiked after adoption of mandatory sentencing was adopted. Bottom line, we may simply have 1500 more people in our over-crowded prisons than is justified by best practice costing Delaware $50 Million a year.

The importance of sentencing reform to Delaware.

State Senator Colin Bonini has created a power point presentation that highlights Delawares Bad Habit....over spending. We have posted Senator Boninis presentation for visitors to view.

The individuals who gathered in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 to declare the independence of the original thirteen Colonies from England did so at great peril because they were, as a group, among the wealthiest and better educated citizens with the most to lose if their efforts failed.

This piece from the website of Hillsdale College is a clear statement of what is wrong with the U.S. and DE economies!