The Wonk Salon, August 22, 2011

Physician-Owned Hospitals Promote Health Care Competition
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Physician-owned hospitals promote consumer choice, innovation, quality of care and patient satisfaction. But a provision in Obamacare has foreclosed any future expansion in this sector.

Texas Tax Experiment Gone Awry
Tax Foundation
Texas may be experiencing an economic miracle, but it’s not due to this bungled corporate tax.

2011: A Great Year for School Choice
Heritage Foundation
Twelve states created or expanded new school choice options in 2011. Too bad Virginia wasn’t one of them.

Mass Transit and Job Access
Brookings Institution
Hundreds of thousands of households without automobiles live in areas, especially in the South and the suburbs, where mass transit is out of reach.