Archive for July 2005
Bureaucratic Tax Proposals Subvert The Democratic Process
by Charlie ArlinghausIn their thirst for more of our money, administrative officials have confused the difference between closing an inadvertent loophole in the tax code and making a decision to impose new taxes. In their confusion they have blurred the line between policymaking elected officials and the employees hired to perform administrative duties.
The Financial Implications of No Child Left Behind
by The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, Prepared by Accountability Works, Commissioned by The Business RoundtableSince the founding of the Josiah Bartlett Center ten years ago, we’ve taken a special interest in the relationship between federal and local governments. The recent sweeping overhaul of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as “No Child Left Behind (NCLB)” promises major changes at both the state and local levels. Unfortunately, the nature of those changes and the likely costs associated with them are often obscured by the political back and forth that tends to dominate the issue.
