As a long-time conservative observer of fiscal policy in government,
John McClaughry expects that debate about our tax capacity
will dominate the coming session of the state legislature.
As part of the debate about Vermont’s energy future, commentator John McClaughry has been among those studying the possible consequences of – and alternatives to – the current administration’s draft Comprehensive Plan.
Commentator John McClaughry is the founder of the Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont-based free market think tank. And he doesn’t think that Governor-elect Shumlin is likely to find any easy solutions to Vermont’s economic woes.
Commentator John McClaughry believes that federal deficit spending today will be the fiscal storm of tomorrow – and that it’s high time we faced up to it.
Commentator John McClaughry is Vice President of the Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont policy research and education organization, that recently sponsored a commission to study the future of education in Vermont.
Commentator John McClaughry thinks that current plans for reforming our national health care system are likely to have quite a few unintended – and undesirable – consequences.
In the first of Two Views on the marriage rights debate we heard commentator David Moats on the life and legacy of Harvey Milk. In this second view, commentator John McClaughry considers the laws and conventions governing the established definition of marriage.
There’s an old saying that if something walks like a duck – it probably is one. Commentator John McClaughry thinks the same principle might apply to something that may not be called a tax – but looks very much like one..
Commentator John McClaughry is president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont policy research and education organization. And he thinks that at least one of the criticisms leveled at the Yankee Nuclear Plant deserves a closer look.
Commentator John McClaughry is president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont policy research and education organization. And he has considerable praise for the legislative session that has just ended.