As the 2013 GA Legislative Session draws to a close, it looks like usual: a few good things may get done, several good things won’t get done, and a significant amount of energy was expended for non-prosperous ends. We’re still monitoring two bills we like. The first is a cap increase for Student Scholarship Organizations [...]
Georgia has been a right-to-work state for decades and is one of the nation’s five least unionized states. Currently, Georgia workers can voluntarily join a union and their dues are automatically withdrawn from their paychecks until the worker officially quits the union. Some government entities require or favor bidders who use union employees. “Card check,” [...]
One of the benchmarks of economic freedom is protection of property rights under the rule of law. Under current GA civil forfeiture law, one wonders if the property rights of Georgians are being circumvented by a few law enforcement entities that “police for profit” and whether citizens are presumed guilty until proven innocent. AFPGA supports [...]
Are you afraid of needles, the ubiquitous doctor visit? In most cases, the doctor is more afraid of you. A 2010 Jackson Healthcare Physician Survey revealed the truth where one doctor noted, “I have to view every patient as a potential plaintiff.” The fear of being sued is forcing doctors to practice extremes in defensive [...]
County governments, municipal governments, and boards of education love SPLOSTs -Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Taxpayers vote on whether or not to impose the extra sales tax and it must be proposed for a specific list of projects, which can include particular educational facilities, infrastructure improvements, public service improvements, etc. The biggest catch in [...]
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