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Privatization Can Transform the Delivery of State Psychiatric Services
In an effort to address the budget crisis a Governor Kaine proposal should get the ball rolling on a new approach to mental health service. If we keep pushing, the state can reap greater benefit.
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Drawing of Eastern State Hospital courtesy of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
Government Reform
Wanted: A Virginia Land Inventory»Recent efforts by Ohio and Georgia have shown how a good land management system can lead to increased effectiveness and efficiency in government. Virginia started down this path under Governors Allen and Warner, but needs to redouble its effort just to catch up.
Politics
The Ultimate Tax Cut that can Help President Obama get America’s Economy Moving Again»In order to make real, effective change, sometimes you have to be bold…real bold. A No Income Tax proposal retroactive to January 1, 2008 and lasting until 2011 for more than 70 million families nationwide is certainly that.
Economic Development
The Right to Choose…Secretly»It may seem like a distant problem for a Right to Work state like Virginia, but if the Employee Free Choice Act, or the “card check bill,” is passed it will just be the first of many small efforts to slowly whittle away at employee freedom.
Economy
The Economic Mess»With the Federal Government gradually ruining the economy by way of ill-conceived bailouts and excessive spending, Virginia needs to demonstrate it is a leader in good governance, both in Congress, by electing fiscal hawks, and at home in Richmond, by cutting spending and entitlement reform.
