tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:22:46 +0000H4234Presidential politicschoicescaleState AssetsBiotech bond billEconomicsSocial SecuritygeographicTobacco taxescapitalprevailing wagebusiness formationRomneyDavis-Bacon ActdemographicsFree trade logicTuerckGDP of the states; competitivenessTax competitionEconomic Newsinterstate competitionHousingMedia hitsTax policycitiesTieboutlabor lawbiasCommentary on current events from the leading free-market think tank in Massachusetts.http://bhi2004.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Blogger19125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-96836026944745642Thu, 15 May 2008 18:25:00 +00002008-06-18T11:49:22.257-04:00Tobacco taxesTax policyinterstate competitionhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/05/butt-out-tobacco-taxes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)The Associated Press reported yesterday that New Hampshire lawmakers are set to capitalize on the Massachusetts legislature's newly-minted higher cigarette tax. The New Hampshire legislature voted to...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-4309281098335767724Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:11:00 +00002008-04-09T16:03:01.886-04:00http://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/03/bhi-testifies-on-cape-wind-proposal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)On March 13, 2008, BHI researcher Michael Head testified before the Mineral Management Services hearing at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His testimony follows: I am Michael Head from the...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-4909536335784360858Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-03-28T16:26:52.665-04:00http://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-details-bhi-leads-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Seeking to address a nearly $20 billion infrastructure shortfall, Governor Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi expressed an interest in reforming the...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-8690188211507264014Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:59:00 +00002008-03-04T23:22:10.530-05:00geographicdemographicsTieboutchoiceEconomicscitieshttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/03/bhis-contribution-to-center-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Location, Location, Location David G. Tuerck To consider what it means to be an “urban” conservative, it’s necessary to ask what distinguishes a conservative of this variety from any other. There...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-2261551772974076596Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:16:00 +00002008-02-15T16:48:06.604-05:00Davis-Bacon Actprevailing wagelabor lawhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/02/bhi-response-to-union-criticism-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Some union leaders have responded to our prevailing wage study with the argument that the Davis-Bacon Act doesn’t raise costs, since the increase in wage rates that it brings about is offset by...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-8423462104617066345Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:31:00 +00002008-02-15T16:47:27.909-05:00Davis-Bacon Actprevailing wagelabor lawhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/02/congressman-cites-bhi-prevailing-wage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Statement of Steve King Representative United States Committee on House Education and Labor February 13, 2008 Mr Chairman, I come today to discuss the ramifications of being forced to pay...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-2575430280850400358Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:46:00 +00002008-01-18T12:02:13.738-05:00Free trade logichttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/should-we-compensate-bullies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)The world owes you little if anything, if your job is outsourced, says Steven Landsburg. I doubt there’s a human being on earth who hasn’t benefited from the opportunity to trade freely with his...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-1676620391473608016Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:36:00 +00002008-01-18T11:24:12.123-05:00GDP of the states; competitivenessscalehttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/strange-map-indeed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)California should be a member of the G-8! tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-9180566763731722379Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:13:00 +00002008-01-17T10:17:30.993-05:00capitalbusiness formationTax competitionhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/lower-taxes-get-more-entprenuers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Ireland is on the move thanks to tax cuts. Government help for Irish entrepreneurs grew out of an overall economic policy devised in 1987 that reduced personal taxes, said Kevin Sherry, a director of...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-7510125247739673875Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:59:00 +00002008-01-17T09:39:40.088-05:00Biotech bond billState AssetsH4234http://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/bhi-on-biotech-bond-bill-h4234.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)BHI: Biotech bill is not sound investment (BOSTON ) – A proposal to establish a Massachusetts Life Science Center would do little to improve the state’s economic competitiveness according to...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-3424562074426937005Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:04:00 +00002008-02-19T12:35:47.652-05:00Economic Newshttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/jobless-rate-hits-5-percent-2-year-high.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Jobless Rate Hits 5 Percent, 2-Year High: Financial News - Yahoo! Financetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-8860781844718955851Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:43:00 +00002008-02-19T12:36:13.508-05:00Presidential politicshttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/union-leader-nh-presidential-primary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Union Leader - NH Presidential Primarytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-2488953281935541583Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:57:00 +00002008-02-19T12:36:46.542-05:00Housinghttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2008/01/realclearpolitics-articles-can-we-cure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)RealClearPolitics - Articles - Can We Cure Our 'House Lust'?tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-4625554076269123523Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:29:00 +00002008-02-19T12:37:49.045-05:00Economic Newshttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/10/are-we-in-recession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)The data says the economy's doing OK, not great but acceptable. The American public thinks otherwise. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Nearly half of Americans think the U.S. economy is in a recession — close to...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-4970399934397170635Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:54:00 +00002008-02-19T12:38:11.269-05:00Social Securityhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/10/first-baby-boomer-files-for-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Should we be worried about this? WASHINGTON — Kathleen Casey-Kirschling filed for early retirement Monday, becoming the first baby boomer to start collecting Social Security. Born one second after...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-5454888547534373409Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-10-16T11:35:41.086-04:00Tax policyhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/10/should-internet-be-taxed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)The perennial argument: Should Congress extend the Internet Tax Moratorium Act, making the net tax free permanently? Ron Preston, editor of InformationWeek argues in the affirmative. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-6520466798557153163Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:31:00 +00002008-02-19T12:39:31.891-05:00biasEconomic Newshttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/10/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-good-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)Given the state of economic journalism and the antimarket bias of voters, Bizzy Blog asks: "Does anyone seriously believe that the news would have been almost completely ignored if the deficit had...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-1029573258330014990Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:55:00 +00002007-10-15T09:36:09.972-04:00Tax policyhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/08/ndn-bhi-sales-tax-holiday-provides.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)BOSTON - An economic analysis by the Beacon Hill Institute at SuffolkUniversity finds that the sales-tax holiday just ended added more than $100 million to the state economy and created hundreds of...tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791240.post-117563050404419428Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:01:00 +00002008-02-19T12:35:31.667-05:00RomneyMedia hitsTuerckhttp://bhi2004.blogspot.com/2007/04/david-tuerck-on-journal-editorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Frank Conte)BHI Executive Director David G. Tuerck discusses former Governor Mitt Romney's economic record in Massachusetts with the Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot...