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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Heartland Institute: 2015 April Budget & Tax News

FCC Boots Up Net Neutrality Regulations

The April issue of Budget & Tax News reports the Federal Communication Commission has adopted so-called net neutrality regulations, voting to regulate Internet service providers as utility companies under the authority of Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, who voted against the regulation, says the plan is a solution in search of a problem.

Also in this issue:

Alabama is projecting a $265 million deficit this year, caused primarily by ballooning costs for entitlement programs such as Medicaid.




Colorado’s state occupational licensing agency is cracking down on the threat of unlicensed teachers instructing people how to do yoga. Is this is a legitimate problem, or do consumers know better than regulators?

A Connecticut lawmaker has proposed taxing candy and soda in an effort to convince people to stop eating their favorite sweets. Proponents argue such taxes help people curb their sweet tooth, but scientific studies show sin taxes are a sour idea meant only to gobble up more tax revenue.





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