dsutter, Author at The Troy Messenger - Page 6 of 18

I am the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics with the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University.

Daniel Sutter

Good Samaritans and health insurance

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes Americans without health insurance.  The unpopular individual mandate violates personal freedom and was targeted by Congressional Republicans in their ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:00 am

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What to do about flood insurance

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expires at the end of September, and Congress is currently debating reauthorization.  Congress should follow New Jersey Governor Chris ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, August 3, 2017 3:00 am

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The tragic case of Charlie Gard

Charlie Gard is an eleven-month old British boy with an extremely rare degenerative condition.  His parents wanted to bring him to the U.S. for an ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, July 27, 2017 3:00 am

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Are America’s AWOL workers playing games?

The Great Recession and its aftermath produced a sharp decline in employment.  Almost eight million more Americans would be working today if the labor force ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, July 13, 2017 3:00 am

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The Obama economic record

Barack Obama’s election in November 2008 was a good news, bad news situation:  The good news, you’ve been elected President; the bad news, the economy’s ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, July 6, 2017 3:00 am

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Independence, imagination and economics

We rightfully celebrate Independence Day.  America’s founding generation demonstrated courage in fighting for independence against the greatest superpower of the time, and wisdom in establishing ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Friday, June 30, 2017 3:00 am

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Documenting ourselves into the poorhouse

Barack Obama was the first president since the Great Depression not to preside over any year with at least 3 percent growth in inflation-adjusted Gross ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Friday, June 23, 2017 3:00 am

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More businesses that want to be taxed

Businesses generally, but not always, oppose taxes on their operations.  Exceptions typically involve a “tax” which benefits the business and functions like a subsidy.  Medicaid ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:00 am

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A ticket surcharge or contract evasion?

Alabamians like low taxes, so it was surprising to read in The Messenger about the local movie theater asking the City of Troy to tax ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, May 18, 2017 3:00 am

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Do textbooks cost too much?

The Class of 2017 is about to graduate, having faced the highest cost of attending college ever.  Tuition has outpaced inflation for decades, and today ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Friday, May 12, 2017 3:00 am

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