The Florida Department of Environmental Protection still defends the idea of raising more revenues within the state park system, even though that system already raises more than two-thirds of expenditures (far above the national average). It is obvious that picking on … Continue reading
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Five-year old children have a problem understanding that a volume of water remains the same even if moved to a different container: We can see an analagous conceptual inability for the people currently in charge of the water management districts. … Continue reading
Why do we see Rick Scott’s “interim” secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection promoting zany money raising ideas for state parks? Tea Party Governors do what they do. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker proposed eliminating all general revenue dollars devoted to … Continue reading
Public health would be better, and health expenditures smaller, if consumers faced a meaningful tax on “sugar-sweetened beverages.” A new study estimates the beneficial effects in the U.S. of a penny-per-ounce tax on this type of drink: Over a 10-year period, … Continue reading
I was asked to write a bit more about how the House water bill gives “Special water breaks” to certain water “self-suppliers.” The details are buried deep within the 87-page bill and are designed almost entirely to benefit agricultural users (without … Continue reading