Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Daily Policy Digest for June 11, 2013

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June 11, 2013

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Not as Bad as It Seems

Some caution that public opinion has gotten ahead of science and that fructose tunnel vision may distract us from the complex causes of the country's obesity crisis...

SCIENCE NEWS

Prohibition's Leftovers: Pennsylvania's Beer Distribution Problem

Pennsylvania breweries are permitted to self-distribute their products to retailers in the state, but out-of-state breweries must go through wholesalers...

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

ObamaCare Causes Cuts for Hourly Workers

A study of Hawaii's requirement that firms provide insurance to those working at least 20 hours a week found a slight increase in the share of workers falling below that threshold after the requirement went into effect...

INDIANAPOLIS STAR

Affordable Care Act Could Encourage Early Retirement

Conditional on working at age 57, employer-provided retiree health insurance reduces the expected retirement age by almost three months and reduces the total number of person-years worked between ages 58 and 64 by 5.6 percent...

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS

ObamaCare Bill Includes Lobbying Funds

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act's vaguely defined Prevention and Public Health Fund, the Department of Health and Human Services will be able to spend $2 billion per year at its sole discretion, in perpetuity...

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