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Rules of the Markets = Free?

…necessary to ensure agencies prepare properly for contracting, and weigh all options for service provision. In Massachusetts, for example, a commission evaluates proposals for using private contractors prior to implementation….

Dynamic Scoring

…Max writes: They are also crying because the Commission did not use “dynamic scoring.” This would have allowed the Commission to present revenue-losing/deficit-increasing proposals under the guise of fiscal responsibility….

Gasoline: A Time for Caution

commission for several weeks, perhaps months. Together, these refine 880,000 barrels a day, or 5 percent of domestic capacity.’ And, according to the Lundberg Survey, gasoline prices are already at…

Bush: Flip to Flop in Under Ten Days

The 9/11 Commission’s report was issued on July 23. As CBS MarketWatch reports, it took less than ten days for Bush to reverse his early skeptical position and, bowing before…