News that’s fit to print (post): Five important links in just one NCPA email

NCPAAs I say all the time, for anyone paying attention to the real news — every day it’s flood stage for good information while most of the country is in a news drought. From the National Center for Policy Analysis:

2009 Stimulus Was Squandered

Nearly half of the new hires that stimulus money generated were employees that were previously employed, meaning that it added far fewer jobs than expected… Continue reading…

Washington’s Renewable Energy Portfolio to Raise Energy Prices

Washington’s Renewable Portfolio Standard will raise the cost of electricity by a minimum of $675 million in 2020… Continue reading…

Cost Containment Should Be a Priority for Higher Education

Student loan debt now totals more than $1 trillion… Continue reading…

Younger Workers Hit the Hardest by Recovery

During the past decade, workers 55 years old and older have gained 9.3 million jobs, while workers age 25 to 54 lost 3 million jobs and workers age 20 to 24 lost 25,000 jobs… Continue reading…

Postal Service Losing $25 Million Daily with “Broken Business Model”

Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told Congress recently that the U.S. Postal Service could become “a significant burden to the taxpayer”… Continue reading…