Washington, D.C. – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is deeply troubled by the drug pricing provisions the Biden administration is trying to keep in the so-called Build Back Better Act. These provisions would do great harm to the healthcare market in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is deeply troubled by the drug pricing provisions the Biden administration is trying to keep in the so-called Build Back Better Act. These provisions would do great harm to the healthcare market in the U.S.
China has just amended its tobacco monopoly law to include e-cigarettes, as Filter reported. This means that vaping products and their manufacturers will be regulated strictly by the Chinese government under the same process as cigarettes. It is unclear exactly what the new regulations will mean in practice—we know that companies will be required to obtain production licenses. But it could be that China is about to revolutionize global tobacco harm reduction.
Earlier this month, news outlets all over the world reported breathlessly on new research which claimed to find that e-cigarette users were 15 percent more likely to have a stroke at young age than smokers. News sources as diverse as the Daily Mail in the UK, the South African Sunday Times, and all major U.S. TV stations picked up on it ensuring that a large portion of the global population were exposed to this bad news. The problem is that this “research” was at best, highly misleading and, at worst, plain wrong.
A panel of policy experts evaluates existing competition proposals’ implications for consumers’ experience, privacy and security, and makes predictions for the future of our devices. Taxpayers Protection Alliance Foundation’s Patrick Hedger will moderate a discussion featuring Shane Tews, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; Jeff Westling, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the American Action Forum; and Michael Mandel, Vice President and Chief Economist at the Progressive Policy Institute.
Yesterday, Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter urging Senators to oppose the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve as Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FCC).
Yesterday, Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter urging Senators to oppose the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve as Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FCC).
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is disappointed that the House Energy and Commerce Committee is dedicating valuable time to yet another hearing on Section 230, instead of addressing the pressing issues facing the nation.
There are a number of sure things that come along once Thanksgiving is over. Christmas music will dominate the airwaves. Lights will go up all over town. Trees will be erected and decorated beautifully. Another certainty for the Christmas season in Washington, DC is that Congress will let a mountain of “must-pass” legislation wait until the very last minute, putting the nation on the brink of a government shutdown. And, like clockwork, that is where Congress is at this very moment.
The Biden administration is scrambling to come up with ways to pay for its trillions of dollars of social program proposals. One such way they’ve proposed to do this is to give the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more funding to go after potential tax cheats. Proponents say more money for the IRS will pay for itself by allowing the agency to go after millionaires and billionaires who are underpaying on their federal tax returns. However, if the IRS’s past track record is any indication, it will not be the rich and powerful that come under their microscope.
