The Ripon Forum
Volume 42, No. 1
Feb - March 2008
A Note From the Chairman Emeritus
by BILL FRENZEL
“Fired up! Ready to go!”
For some Americans, those five words, a familiar refrain at Barack Obama rallies, have become synonymous with change this election season.
Taxes and the Reagan Revolution
The former Congressman, Cabinet Secretary, and candidate for Vice President discusses his role in making tax cuts the centerpiece of the Reagan economic platform in 1980, and the state if U.S. tax policy today.
Fanning the Flames Of Change
by MARK SANFORD
South Carolina’s Governor outlines his plan for changing the tax system in his state and explains why he believes real reform begins with giving people a choice.
In the Hands of the People
by PAUL RYAN
With Washington failing to act on reforming the tax code, a plan is put forth that will put the power for real change with the American taxpayer.
Reforming the Tax Code
by SCOTT HODGE
It’s easy to talk about scrapping the current tax system. But how do you go about doing it? One of America’s leading experts on the issue tells us how.
Keys to Tax Reform: Beyond Simplification
by ERNEST S. CHRISTIAN and GARY A. ROBBINS
Reducing paperwork is an important goal of tax reform. But minimizing the government’s impact on the economy is key.
Why Tax Cuts Still Matter
by WILLIAM BEACH
With the economy slowing, now is not the time to be raising taxes. Yet with the Bush tax cuts set to expire, that is exactly what some are proposing.
Incentive and Inventive
by JOHN ENGLER
It’s a comment many of us heard in our early years on the job, delivered by a demanding boss or exasperated coworker: “Work smarter, not harder!”
A SACRED TRUST
by TOM PRICE, MD
I can attest from my years as a orthopedic surgeon that allowing government or an outside party to dictate medical decisions is not in the best interest of patients.
The Handwriting is on the Wall
by JON PORTER
Our health care system must utilize new technologies that will dramatically reduce costly and fatal errors and prove to be more convenient for both patients and physicians.
