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Articles Recent articles by the Heritage Foundation The EU s new CSR strategy signals a new era of heavy-handed EU social and environmental regulation.[ ]How to Think About Medicare Reform With Medicare facing a bleak fiscal future, and because the program is a major factor in the enormous federal deficit and long-term debt, there needs to be structural reform. The way forward is to (1) require the program to operate under a real, long-term budget based on premium support ; (2) add catastrophic protection; (3) convert fee-for-service Medicare into a premium-based program; and (4) systematically link premiums to income.[ ]In-State College Tuition for Illegal Aliens and the Federal Law Federal law prohibits state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens on the basis of residence within the State unless the same in-state rates are offered to all citizens of the United States. Today, 12 states are circumventing this federal law, and the legal arguments offered to justify such actions are untenable, no matter what other policy arguments are offered in their defense. Because at least one federal court of appeals has held that there is no private right of action under the specific statute in question 1623 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 the U.S. Department of Justice must enforce this statutory provision against states that have violated federal law. Yet even as it sues states like Arizona and Alabama for trying to assist the enforcement of federal immigration law, the U.S. government refuses to sue states that are incontrovertibly and brazenly violating an unambiguous federal immigration law. Such inaction is unacceptable: The President and the Attorney General have an obligation to enforce every provision of the United State s comprehensive federal immigration regulations including the federal law prohibiting state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens on the basis of residence within the State.[ ]Jobs, Unemployment and Regulation: The Mass Layoff Fallacy Widely cited statistics on layoffs have little to do with the primary cause of joblessness in the U.S. economy: the lack of job creation.[ ]Housing Finance: FHA and Lessons Learned from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Congress continues to put forth proposals that only further extend the reach of government into the housing market.[ ]Foiling 43rd Terror Plot Test for Administration s Priorities This thwarted attack is another wake-up call for the Administration to plug the shortfalls in U.S. counterterrorism operations.[ ]Raising the FHA loan limit will short-circuit efforts to create a private-sector guarantee of home mortgages and to restart private mortgage-backed securities.[ ]Improving Military Health Care System and Retirement Benefits The military s health care and retirement systems have serious structural problems. Simply tinkering around the edges will leave military personnel and taxpayers paying more for less service. Instead, as The Heritage Foundation proposes, Congress should transform the military health care and retirement systems into defined-contribution plans that maximize individual choice. This would enable military personnel to tailor their benefits to match their individual circumstances while saving the Department of Defense at least $Z in five years.[ ]Defending Defense: Defense Spending, Super Committee, and The Price of Greatness The future of America s national security hangs in the balance. Facing a looming Thanksgiving deadline, a select bipartisan panel of 12 lawmakers is struggling to hammer out legislation that would reduce the federal deficit by more than $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years.[ ]Ohio Turnpike Privatization: Study Funds Restored Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood should explain to Congress his new ideological, anti-private-sector transportation policies.[ ]Fair Employment Opportunity Act: Unemployed as a Protected Class Given that combating long-term unemployment is the goal of the FEOA s supporters, it is difficult to see how the bill would help more workers find jobs. In fact, as employers struggle to avoid lawsuits and rising legal costs, hiring might actually decrease further evidence that good intentions cannot overcome the law of unintended consequences.[ ]Climate Change Regulations and the New EPA Report The Environmental Protection Agency s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report showing that the EPA did not comply with federal data guidelines when providing its technical support document (TSD) for the EPA s 2009 endangerment finding. The EPA used the TSD to justify its endangerment findings and thus pave the way for the EPA s proposed carbon-dioxide regulations. This revelation should bring to light the problems with the EPA s approach to greenhouse-gas regulation: The EPA refuses to seriously consider broad dissenting science on the causes of climate change. This is a breach of its responsibility, all the more so when proposing such massive new regulations. Policymakers must have full and accurate information from all sides of the debate, not only that of the regulators.[ ]Obama's Pacific Trip: APEC, TPP, Trade and Bilateral Talks President Obama should use his Asia visit to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific.[ ]States can and should reduce unemployment by becoming right-to-work.[ ]Analyzing the Effectiveness of Florida s Medicaid Reform Pilot Program If Florida s Medicaid Reform Pilot experience were replicated nationwide, Medicaid patient satisfaction would soar, health outcomes would improve, and Medicaid programs could save up to $91 billion annually.[ ]Obama's Regulations: Red Tape Tsunami or Ripple? By almost every measure, the Obama Administration has imposed regulations at a faster clip than its predecessors.[ ]U.S. international broadcasting needs professional management and a transparent structure, which it does not have at the moment.[ ]It is essential that the United States possess the best possible nuclear bomber capability for decades ahead.[ ]Next Highway Reauthorization Bill and Transportation Enhancement Program New proposals are a first step toward improving the Transportation Enhancement Program, but it would be better to eliminate it.[ ]Due to the accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plant in March 2011, the Japanese government is re-evaluating its commitment to nuclear energy. Japan s apprehension about nuclear power is understandable, but closing nuclear plants or rejecting future construction would create substantial and unnecessary economic hardship. Japan must identify and fix what went wrong technologically and operationally with the Fukushima reactors. This identification must lead to major reforms drawing on lessons learned and international best practices that create a transparent and independent regulatory regime. Such reforms will help to restore public confidence and allow Japan to continue to pursue nuclear energy which will benefit not only Japan, but the United States and the rest of the world as well. Japanese withdrawal from nuclear power would have negative results for all.[ ]The EU s new CSR strategy signals a new era of heavy-handed EU social and environmental regulation.[ ]How to Think About Medicare Reform With Medicare facing a bleak fiscal future, and because the program is a major factor in the enormous federal deficit and long-term debt, there needs to be structural reform. The way forward is to (1) require the program to operate under a real, long-term budget based on premium support ; (2) add catastrophic protection; (3) convert fee-for-service Medicare into a premium-based program; and (4) systematically link premiums to income.[ ]In-State College Tuition for Illegal Aliens and the Federal Law Federal law prohibits state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens on the basis of residence within the State unless the same in-state rates are offered to all citizens of the United States. Today, 12 states are circumventing this federal law, and the legal arguments offered to justify such actions are untenable, no matter what other policy arguments are offered in their defense. Because at least one federal court of appeals has held that there is no private right of action under the specific statute in question 1623 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 the U.S. Department of Justice must enforce this statutory provision against states that have violated federal law. Yet even as it sues states like Arizona and Alabama for trying to assist the enforcement of federal immigration law, the U.S. government refuses to sue states that are incontrovertibly and brazenly violating an unambiguous federal immigration law. Such inaction is unacceptable: The President and the Attorney General have an obligation to enforce every provision of the United State s comprehensive federal immigration regulations including the federal law prohibiting state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens on the basis of residence within the State.[ ]Jobs, Unemployment and Regulation: The Mass Layoff Fallacy Widely cited statistics on layoffs have little to do with the primary cause of joblessness in the U.S. economy: the lack of job creation.[ ]Housing Finance: FHA and Lessons Learned from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Congress continues to put forth proposals that only further extend the reach of government into the housing market.[ ]Foiling 43rd Terror Plot Test for Administration s Priorities This thwarted attack is another wake-up call for the Administration to plug the shortfalls in U.S. counterterrorism operations.[ ]Raising the FHA loan limit will short-circuit efforts to create a private-sector guarantee of home mortgages and to restart private mortgage-backed securities.[ ]Improving Military Health Care System and Retirement Benefits The military s health care and retirement systems have serious structural problems. Simply tinkering around the edges will leave military personnel and taxpayers paying more for less service. Instead, as The Heritage Foundation proposes, Congress should transform the military health care and retirement systems into defined-contribution plans that maximize individual choice. This would enable military personnel to tailor their benefits to match their individual circumstances while saving the Department of Defense at least $Z in five years.[ ]Defending Defense: Defense Spending, Super Committee, and The Price of Greatness The future of America s national security hangs in the balance. Facing a looming Thanksgiving deadline, a select bipartisan panel of 12 lawmakers is struggling to hammer out legislation that would reduce the federal deficit by more than $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years.[ ]Ohio Turnpike Privatization: Study Funds Restored Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood should explain to Congress his new ideological, anti-private-sector transportation policies.[ ]Fair Employment Opportunity Act: Unemployed as a Protected Class Given that combating long-term unemployment is the goal of the FEOA s supporters, it is difficult to see how the bill would help more workers find jobs. In fact, as employers struggle to avoid lawsuits and rising legal costs, hiring might actually decrease further evidence that good intentions cannot overcome the law of unintended consequences.[ ]Climate Change Regulations and the New EPA Report The Environmental Protection Agency s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report showing that the EPA did not comply with federal data guidelines when providing its technical support document (TSD) for the EPA s 2009 endangerment finding. The EPA used the TSD to justify its endangerment findings and thus pave the way for the EPA s proposed carbon-dioxide regulations. This revelation should bring to light the problems with the EPA s approach to greenhouse-gas regulation: The EPA refuses to seriously consider broad dissenting science on the causes of climate change. This is a breach of its responsibility, all the more so when proposing such massive new regulations. Policymakers must have full and accurate information from all sides of the debate, not only that of the regulators.[ ]Obama's Pacific Trip: APEC, TPP, Trade and Bilateral Talks President Obama should use his Asia visit to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific.[ ]States can and should reduce unemployment by becoming right-to-work.[ ]Analyzing the Effectiveness of Florida s Medicaid Reform Pilot Program If Florida s Medicaid Reform Pilot experience were replicated nationwide, Medicaid patient satisfaction would soar, health outcomes would improve, and Medicaid programs could save up to $91 billion annually.[ ]Obama's Regulations: Red Tape Tsunami or Ripple? By almost every measure, the Obama Administration has imposed regulations at a faster clip than its predecessors.[ ]U.S. international broadcasting needs professional management and a transparent structure, which it does not have at the moment.[ ]It is essential that the United States possess the best possible nuclear bomber capability for decades ahead.[ ]Next Highway Reauthorization Bill and Transportation Enhancement Program New proposals are a first step toward improving the Transportation Enhancement Program, but it would be better to eliminate it.[ ]Due to the accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plant in March 2011, the Japanese government is re-evaluating its commitment to nuclear energy. Japan s apprehension about nuclear power is understandable, but closing nuclear plants or rejecting future construction would create substantial and unnecessary economic hardship. Japan must identify and fix what went wrong technologically and operationally with the Fukushima reactors. This identification must lead to major reforms drawing on lessons learned and international best practices that create a transparent and independent regulatory regime. Such reforms will help to restore public confidence and allow Japan to continue to pursue nuclear energy which will benefit not only Japan, but the United States and the rest of the world as well. Japanese withdrawal from nuclear power would have negative results for all.[ ]