Obamacare jobs fear versus incentives
Guest columnist James Sherk argues the Affordable Care Act will cut labor supply and demand. He cites CBO estimates of about 2.5 million jobs yearly and claims higher insurance costs and penalties push firms to hire fewer workers and offer more part time positions. He notes tax and subsidy effects lower after tax earnings and cites Casey Mulligan and Jason Furman to support the view that the act discourages work and reduces participation.
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Federal Reserve Banks
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ACA
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Jason Furman
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Community letter questions care ethics and health policy
A Cedar Rapids reader writes about a nurse and witness to a care facility scene where an elderly woman struggles with a walker while others on a phone delay help. The letter also critiques Obamacare and Congress, proposing partisan enrollment and exemptions as a remedy.
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Johnson Avenue
Steven Langton
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Branstad urged to study Amtrak route across Iowa
Steven A. Burke asks Gov. Branstad to consider an Amtrak service across Iowa. The plan could speed interstate rail traffic and reduce car congestion on I 80, urging the governor to explore feasibility.
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Terry Branstad
Amtrak
Iowa
Branstad
Steven A. Burke
Cedar Rapids
Reading gaps prompt Iowa call for literacy reforms
Guest column by Michelle Hosp urges targeted reading improvements in Iowa public schools. It notes one in four third graders not proficient, stagnant NAEP results since 1992 for older grades, and a statewide effort to identify strategies, assessments, teacher development, data reporting, and a summer literacy program with a clear proficiency goal.
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Iowa Reading Research Center
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Iowa House considers extending e cigarette limits to minors
Iowa lawmakers debated broadening protections for youths against vaping. House File 2109 would ban sales of e cigarettes to anyone under 18. Democrats urged stricter rules, aiming to treat e smokes like tobacco products. The discussion touched parental access to records and other youth safety measures.
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Tyler Olson
Cedar Rapids
Chip Baltimore
Boone
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Iowa
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