Year: 2000

Black Network Demands Social Security Reform

Press Release /
Black Network Demands Social Security Reform Bipartisan Support for Private Investment of Payroll Taxes Applauded When 48% of young Americans believe they will see a UFO but only 28% believe they will see a Social Security check when they retire, ...
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May 15, 2000

Taxes in Louisiana May Skyrocket While Other States Cut Them In an era of skyrocketing government revenues thanks to the booming economy the state of Louisiana is apparently concluding that $377 million in new taxes will be needed just to ...
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Congress Rewards Agency Responsible for New Mexico Wildfire With More Money

Congress Approves $45 Billion for Federal Land Purchases at Very Time Federal Land Management is Under Fire The recent passage of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) by the U.S. House of Representatives, legislation that would allow the federal government ...
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Proposed Louisiana Tax Hike Would Hurt Low-Income Residents the Most

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The $377 million tax increase proposed by Louisiana Governor Mike Foster falls disproportionately on lower-income families and should be scrapped, says the National Center for Public Policy Research. In part to balance Louisiana's nearly $14 billion proposed state budget, now ...
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Million Moms Marching for Wrong Reason; Black Network Seeks Better Law Enforcement, Not New Gun Laws

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Crime control ought to be the message of the upcoming Million Mom March in Washington - not gun control. Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 demand the government enforce existing laws against gun violence before considering new regulations ...
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Slavery in Our Time, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published May 2000 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. If you went to ...
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Proposed 15% Postal Rate Increase Would Hurt Everyone

National Policy Analysis #287 /
Americans across the 50 states are in agreement on one point: Gasoline prices are too high. Gas prices recently hit an all-time high of an average $1.57 per gallon nationally.1 But Americans do have one thing to be grateful for: ...
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Marching Moms Laws Won’t Protect My House, by Richard Fair

Project 21 Commentary /
I'm sitting here, chillin' on the couch. I'm not paying much attention to the news on TV, but the Million Mom March is getting all the pub today. I'm listening to what they have to say, and I wish the ...
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Needed: Environmental Justice for Minorities, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #288 /
"Be it required that there be a finding that a proposed federal environmental policy, program or regulation not have a disparate economic impact on minority populations and low-income populations before implementation." So should read one of the first Executive Orders ...
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2000 Directory of Environmental and Regulatory Victims

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The National Center for Public Policy Research 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 Fax (301) 498-1301 [email protected] Web www.nationalcenter.org Comments about the directory, or submissions of stories for future editions, can be sent to John ...
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