What if there was a roadmap to economic prosperity, a simple set of guidelines that policymakers could follow to ensure that everyone in their communities could be more prosperous? Sounds too good to be true, right? But that map exists. In fact, it’s on the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii website.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige presented his fourth State of the State address this past Monday, and while I have no wish to add to the growing chorus of criticism aimed at our governor, I did walk away from his speech with many unanswered questions. Given the subject under discussion, the
Why not briefly celebrate the upside to Hawaii’s extremely modest creep up the ladder of economic freedom before rolling up our sleeves? OK … celebration’s over. After all, we moved up only one place on the Economic Freedom of North America index, the study produced annually by the Canada-based Fraser Institute
The 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report helps explain why life is tough in Hawaii HONOLULU, Dec. 14, 2017 >> Hawaii moved up a notch nationwide in 2017 in terms of economic freedom, but the Aloha State still is near the bottom, according to factors from 2015 analyzed in
There is a big difference between living in a state with rich people and living in a rich state.
The Grassroot Institute, in cooperation with the Fraser Institute, has released a report titled, “Economic Freedom of North America, 2016.” The report shows that Hawaii ranks near the bottom in terms of economic freedom, at number 46. Economic Freedom of North America 2016 is the twelfth edition of the Fraser
New data show government outpacing private sector, pointing to an unhealthy economy.
When we think about everything that is happening with government and public finance, it’s daunting to add up the numbers that are being bandied about – a hundred million to cool the schools, billions in unfunded liabilities for our state retirement plans, and the untold billions required to run our
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: April 11, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Joe Kent, 808-987-7322, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org National Report Sees Hawaii Drop to 42nd in Economic Competitiveness Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII–April 11, 2016–The release of the 2016 edition of Rich States, Poor States, the ALEC-Laffer State Economic
Many in Hawaii watch the weather forecast to plan for tomorrow. But when it comes to the economy, the folks at the American Legislative Exchange Council have looked at Hawaii’s economic forecast, and the picture may not be as good as in other states. Jonathan Williams, Vice President for the
What if there was a roadmap to economic prosperity, a simple set of guidelines that policymakers could follow to ensure that everyone in their communities could be more prosperous? Sounds too good to be true, right? But that map exists. In fact, it’s on the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii website.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige presented his fourth State of the State address this past Monday, and while I have no wish to add to the growing chorus of criticism aimed at our governor, I did walk away from his speech with many unanswered questions. Given the subject under discussion, the
Why not briefly celebrate the upside to Hawaii’s extremely modest creep up the ladder of economic freedom before rolling up our sleeves? OK … celebration’s over. After all, we moved up only one place on the Economic Freedom of North America index, the study produced annually by the Canada-based Fraser Institute
The 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report helps explain why life is tough in Hawaii HONOLULU, Dec. 14, 2017 >> Hawaii moved up a notch nationwide in 2017 in terms of economic freedom, but the Aloha State still is near the bottom, according to factors from 2015 analyzed in
There is a big difference between living in a state with rich people and living in a rich state.
The Grassroot Institute, in cooperation with the Fraser Institute, has released a report titled, “Economic Freedom of North America, 2016.” The report shows that Hawaii ranks near the bottom in terms of economic freedom, at number 46. Economic Freedom of North America 2016 is the twelfth edition of the Fraser
New data show government outpacing private sector, pointing to an unhealthy economy.
When we think about everything that is happening with government and public finance, it’s daunting to add up the numbers that are being bandied about – a hundred million to cool the schools, billions in unfunded liabilities for our state retirement plans, and the untold billions required to run our
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: April 11, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Joe Kent, 808-987-7322, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org National Report Sees Hawaii Drop to 42nd in Economic Competitiveness Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII–April 11, 2016–The release of the 2016 edition of Rich States, Poor States, the ALEC-Laffer State Economic
Many in Hawaii watch the weather forecast to plan for tomorrow. But when it comes to the economy, the folks at the American Legislative Exchange Council have looked at Hawaii’s economic forecast, and the picture may not be as good as in other states. Jonathan Williams, Vice President for the
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