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Sunday, May 19, 2013

H&R Block warns millions not prepared for Obamacare penalties

Marc Thiessen | February 19, 2013, 10:42 am

The Washington Post reports this morning that tax preparer H&R Block is warning that millions of Americans will be in for a shock in a few years’ time when they don’t get the refunds they were expecting, thanks to Obamacare. … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Spain axes clean energy subsidies

James Pethokoukis | May 30, 2012, 11:07 am

Here’s what happens when you rely on rent-seeking to sustain you rather than value creation (via Bloomberg): Spanish renewable-energy companies that once got Europe’s biggest subsidies are deserting the nation after the government shut off aid, pushing project developers and … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

How’s that coal-powered car working out for ya?

Marc Thiessen | March 21, 2012, 1:40 pm

Even with a federal subsidy of $7,500 per vehicle, the Chevy Volt has found so few buyers that GM has temporarily “suspended” production of the vehicle. It remains to be seen whether the new Tesla Model S — a luxury … read more >

Economics

Time to pass on sugar subsidies

Matthew McKillip | January 26, 2012, 11:21 am

During Monday’s presidential candidate debate, Speaker Gingrich alluded to the federal sugar program when he commented that the cane sugar industry hid behind the sugar beet industry. He has a legitimate reason to be concerned about the sugar program. Over … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy fact of the week: German solar subsidies top 100 billion euro mark

Steven F. Hayward | January 24, 2012, 2:06 pm

I thought it would be a tall order to have a greater energy folly than our ethanol scam, which has cost taxpayers billions in direct and indirect subsidies over the last decade or two, but it turns out the Germans … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Subsaharan Africa

Millenium Village a total bust

Roger Bate | November 29, 2011, 10:51 am

The first independent evaluation of the United Nations Millennium Village project, which aimed to increase incomes of targeted Kenyans by subsidizing agricultural development, has just been published. To those of us who have seen the Villages or read about the … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

Energy Fact of the Week: Solar Subsidies Are Off the Charts

Steven F. Hayward | September 28, 2011, 10:30 am

Back in February I reviewed the Department of Energy’s data on energy subsidies here, noting that “renewables” (wind, solar, biomass, Gilligan’s bicycle, etc) received vastly larger subsidies per unit of energy produced than fossil fuels. A few critics threw a … read more >

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