MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chamber of commerce'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495186&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKezm3WhuHEE%2F By Michael F. CannonThe Associated Press reports that Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce that he will not be implementing ObamaCare: "The state of Alaska will not pursue unlawful activity to implement a federal health care regime that has been declared unconstitutional by a federal court," Parnell told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, to applause, Thursday. The AP included a couple of interesting comments from ObamaCare supporters Timothy Jost, a law professor at Washington & Lee University, and Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA. Jost described Judge Roger Vinson (to whom Parnell referred) as "one renegade judge," when in fact two federal judges have struck down ObamaCare's individual mandate as unconstitutional.  (Since only two federal jud... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495186 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:01:58 +0100 4495186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455249&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4L9gwS9jciU%2F By Daniel IkensonPresident Obama’s visit with the Chamber of Commerce this week has infuriated the anti-business Left.  But short of expropriation and nationalization, what doesn’t?  Robert Reich and NPR and the scribes at the Huffington Post just don’t get it.  Their man may be in the White House, but business holds the keys to the kingdom.  Whether the president’s priority is job creation or reelection, nothing matters more than sustained economic growth. And without business having confidence that policy in the United States will become more hospitable and predictable, investment and job creation will remain tepid. The president doesn’t have nearly the leverage assumed in the delusions of groups like Public Citizen, which wrote: "What America needs is not olive branches to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455249 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:49:56 +0100 4455249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450280&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLMKgAIP6bpA%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn his speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday, President Obama tried to make nice with U.S. business. While the speech contained some positive elements about promoting trade and a lower corporate tax rate, the president also pounded the tired theme that we are locked in a battle with other countries over a fixed number of jobs. Notice how the president framed the otherwise good news of expanding domestic production: Right now, businesses across this country are proving that America can compete. Caterpillar is opening a new plant to build excavators in Texas that used to be shipped from Japan. … A company called Geomagic, a software maker, decided to close down its overseas centers in China and Europe and move their R&D here to the United States. These comp... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450280 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:04:50 +0100 4450280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318312&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fky_aYSoPKMc%2F By Daniel IkensonAs a primer for the new Congress, my friend John Murphy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the “top ten reasons why pro-growth trade and investment policies and agreements are good for America.” As usual, I agree with John’s points. And I concur that the time is particularly ripe for educating policymakers about the virtues of trade. But with all due respect to John, his list is not so much about trade and investment. It’s really about exports (one of 10 points is about imports). Informing new members and reminding old of the benefits of exports to U.S. businesses and workers is clearly a worthwhile objective of the Chamber, the business community, and really anybody interested in economic growth. But in some respect there’s a preaching-to-the-choir e... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318312 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:22 +0100 4318312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159508&cid=t_174950_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FsStxKsbjqm8%2F Last month, the government of Puerto Rico passed a law that imposes a 4 percent tax next year on companies that conduct manufacturing on the island, but are headquartered elsewhere. And the bill was apparently drafted, introduced and passed in just 72 hours - and without public comment. Congress should act so efficiently, yes? The intent was to close loopholes in the tax code involving local affiliated corporations, writes Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. The bill was passed to “benefit the workers and employees…” according to Senate president Thomas Rivera Schatz. The bill “fulfills the promise of tax justice for all Puerto Ricans” and is “fundamental to the economic future of Puerto Rico,” Senator Migdalia Padilla, president of the Senate treas... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159508 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:10:40 +0100 4159508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4086251&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2UrKo7TBWGM%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe edu-documentary Waiting for ‘Superman’ continues to generate lots of noise about fixing American education. Unfortunately, like the film itself, most of the noisemakers ultimately ignore reality: The only way to make educators truly put children first is to require that they satisfy parents — the customers — to get their money. And that can mean only one thing:  transforming our education system into one in which parents control education funding and educators have to earn their business. You would think that would be clear to members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Think again: In a new report, the Chamber demonstrates that what’s really needed is not a visit from Superman, but for Realityman to give it a superpowered kic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4086251 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:57:28 +0100 4086251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065352&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXc2vkaE5WlA%2F By John SamplesThe Obama administration’s attacks on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce look a lot like a three day story on its final day. The national media had its doubts, and even Democratic operatives decried the gambit. Why did the administration go after the Chamber? The politics are not hard to figure out. The actions of the Obama administration mobilized the Republican base. At the same time, the President and his party have been losing the support of independents for a year or so. Their only hope of limiting the electoral damage was to rally the Democratic base who are discouraged and divided. But the Democratic base might agree about what they don’t like and fear: business, money in politics, and foreigners or at least, foreigners spending money on politics. The attack on ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065352 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:41:48 +0100 4065352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055701&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJLcEQVaKnlw%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Will President Obama’s campaign finance attacks on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others resonate with voters over the next three weeks? My response: With so many senior advisors leaving the White House so early in the term, you have to wonder who’s left to advise the president except, well — the president. And judging from his attacks on corporate campaign spending generally and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in particular, you’re inclined to believe that that’s the case. After all, the attacks are perfectly consistent with the president’s larger agenda. As others here at the Arena have noted, not since the New Deal have we seen so sustained an anti-business political agenda as has come from this president. U... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055701 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:27:12 +0100 4055701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515339&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOzLA9q35N5o%2F By David BoazTim Carney has a blog post at the Examiner that’s worth quoting in full: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has issued its 2009 congressional scorecard, and once again, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex. — certainly one of the two most free-market politicians in Washington — gets the lowest score of any Republican. Paul was one of a handful of GOP lawmakers not to win the Chamber’s “Spirit of Enterprise Award.” He scored only a 67%, bucking the Chamber on five votes, including: Paul opposed the “Solar Technology Roadmap Act,” which boosted subsidies for unprofitable solar energy technology. Paul opposed the “Travel Promotion Act,” which subsidizes the tourism industry with a new fee on international visitors. Paul opposed the largest spending bill in history, Obama’s $... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515339 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:24:48 +0100 3515339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2970199&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1fh_fPOPVfI%2F Even though the climate change summit in Copenhagen next month is likely to yield very little, domestic shenanigans continue. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed a bill on Thursday amid controversy, and the farmers’ friends in the Senate (notably Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D. Mich) are looking to send goodies their way by filing an amendment that would pay farmers for not cutting down trees, not farming, and will likely see states such as — well, how about that! —  Michigan “cashing in” (see here). Meanwhile, those concerned about the cost of climate change regulations may have lost an ally. Often, but not always, one can depend on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to defend free enterprise, or at least free trade. On climate change, however, t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2970199 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:16 +0100 2970199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712075&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fth4KyZQpDJs%2F The Washington Post offers a brief item this morning on the upcoming Citizens United reargument. Robert Barnes writes, “The court is considering whether to overturn its previous decisions that restrict unions and corporations from using their general treasuries to influence election campaigns.” Actually, a better description of the case would be: the Supreme Court is considering overturning decisions that restrict corporations from using their general treasuries to try to influence election campaigns. In the most important decision at issue, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the latter organization wished to run an advertisement naming a candidate and supporting his views on economic policy. That ad may have convinced some voters. It may have repelled others. Many voters would no... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712075 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:44:56 +0100 2712075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610881&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIDp9dUjVBBY%2F The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has two charts showing what health care regulation looks like now… …and what it would look like under the House Democrats’ health care plan: (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610881 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:10:01 +0100 2610881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473194&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-z_ze-eEF9s%2F As Dan Mitchell noted below, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched a “Campaign for Free Enterprise” to stop the “rapidly growing influence of government over private-sector activity.” Chamber president Thomas Donohue told the Wall Street Journal that an “avalanche of new rules, restrictions, mandates and taxes” could “seriously undermine the wealth- and job-creating capacity of the nation.” Indeed. Given the scope and extent of the Obama administration’s assaults on private enterprise — national health insurance, energy central planning, pay czars, abrogation of contracts, skyrocketing spending, and so on — free enterprise can use all the help it can get. I welcome the Chamber to the fight. But it would be nice if the Chamb... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473194 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:33:48 +0100 2473194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473208&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-Md6dwleiBM%2F In a previous post, I noted the irony of taking advice from Karl Rove on how to fight big government. It appears that Rove is not alone in having a battlefield conversion. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Chamber of Commerce is planning to spend $100 million as part of a “Campaign for Free Enterprise.” This sounds great, and I hope it helps, but is it rude of me to point out that this is the same organization that endorsed the bailout last year and the so-called stimulus this year? (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473208 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:37:27 +0100 2473208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299066&cid=t_174950_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F20%2Fmeet-laurey-masterton-20-year-ovarian-cancer-survivor-extraordinaire%2F To call Laurey Masterton an “overachiever” is akin to calling Lance Armstrong a “decent” bike rider. …On March 6, 2009, Laurey dipped her rear bicycle tire into the Pacific Ocean (San Diego, CA), and started a 58-day, 3100-mile trek that will culminate in the dipping of her front bicycle tire into the Atlantic Ocean (St. [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299066 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:51:30 +0100 2299066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255989&cid=t_174950_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7PUuC0WuzD0%2F In a speech on education this morning at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President Obama repeats questionable statistics in support of his bid to expand the government’s monopoly on education back to the womb, asserting that “$1 of early education leads to $10 in saved social services.” Unfortunately he’s referring to small-scale programs that involved extensive and often intensive total-family intervention rather than simple “early education.” In contrast to the– real-world school choice programs have been tested extensively with solid, random-assignment studies. Nine out of ten of these studies find statistically significant improvement in academic achievement for at least one subgroup. Obama should follow the scientific evidence on what works in education; school ch... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255989 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:44:55 +0100 2255989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320602&cid=t_174950_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2008%2F02%2F01%2Fmoore-county-chamber-announces-finalists-small-business-and-entrepreneur-business-of-the-year%2F For Immediate Release January 24, 2008 Contact: Linda M. Parsons, Vice President Phone: 910.692.2936 Email: lparsons@moorecountychamber.com Moore County Chamber Announces Finalists: Small Business and Entrepreneur Business of the Year SOUTHERN PINES, NC – The Moore County Chamber of Commerce announced at a press conference on January 24, 2008 the six finalists for the Chamber’s Small Business and Entrepreneur Business of the Year Awards. The winner of each of these awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet on January 31, 2008 and is made possible in partnership with Progress Energy. “The Chamber is proud to showcase the six finalists and their contributions to the enrichment of Moore County’s business Community,” stated S... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320602 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:31:09 +0100 1320602