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\[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://wyliberty.org/) - \[About\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff &amp; Board\](https://wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Current Posts\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts) - \[Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Get Involved\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://wyliberty.org/search) ## Enjoy Our ### Blog <a></a>\## \[Wyoming Rejects Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-expansion) Friday, 29 January 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/778/b2ap3\_large\_Medicaid-costs.png) </a>by Charles Katebi For four years, supporters of Medicaid expansion urged our elected representatives to permanently commit Wyoming to this entitlement program. And for the fourth year in a row, Wyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee, or JAC, responded with a resounding "No." Governor Matt Mead and Wyoming's biggest healthcare institutions claimed... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-expansion) Tags: \[Wyoming Department of Health\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-health) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Joint Appropriation Committee\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-appropriation-committee) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Is Safe from Medicaid Expansion – But Could it Rise Again?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-is-safe-from-medicaid-expansion-but-could-it-rise-again) Tuesday, 26 January 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. PJ O'Rourke Choosing to expand Medicaid is like deciding to marry for the sake of a dream honeymoon when disillusionment is the likely outcome. Fortunately, seven members of the Joint Appropriations Committee rescued Wyoming from a looming and ill-conceived ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-is-safe-from-medicaid-expansion-but-could-it-rise-again) Tags: \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Health Freedom\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-freedom) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Reliability and the Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/reliability-and-the-clean-power-plan) Monday, 25 January 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) Such is the stuff of unicorns and leprechauns.– FERC Commissioner Tony Clark One aspect of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) we have not yet discussed in this series of blogs on the Clean Power Plan is the reliability of America's electric power generation in 2030. The recent winter storm Jonas on the east coast should remind us of how much we have come t... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/reliability-and-the-clean-power-plan) Tags: \[Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Solar Powering the World\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/solar-powering-the-world) Tuesday, 29 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) A meme has been going around Facebook asking, "Did you know that it would take an area of just 254 kilometres squared filled with solar panels to power the entire world?" No sources, no calculations from known data, nothing. Just a bald faced assertion. Really? Let's see if someone with a degree in philosophy, not in engineering, can do a quick bac... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/solar-powering-the-world) Tags: \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Medicaid’s Flimsy Math\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-flimsy-math) Tuesday, 22 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi The director of Wyoming's Department of Health, Tom Forslund, recently sat down before the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) to make his plea for more spending. The biggest item by far on the agency's wish list was Medicaid Expansion, costing a whopping $268 million. How did he try selling such an expensive line item to the JAC... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-flimsy-math) Tags: \[Wyoming Department of Health\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-health) \[Vickie Diamond\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/vickie-diamond) \[Title 25\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/title-25) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Joint Appropriation Committee\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-appropriation-committee) \[Research Institute\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/research-institute) \[Employment Benefits\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/employment-benefits) \[Casper Star Tribune\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/casper-star-tribune) \[Bruce Burns\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bruce-burns) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Free Market or Central Planning–What’s next for Wyoming?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/the-free-market-or-central-planning-what-s-next-for-wyoming) Monday, 21 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) When politicians justify handing out public dollars for private benefit, they use the word investment to spin this spending into something more palatable to voters. However, state directed spending in the economy is nothing more than economic central planning in disguise. To stop the growth in central planning in Wyoming, we must bring the state's ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/the-free-market-or-central-planning-what-s-next-for-wyoming) Tags: \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[Economic Development\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Ethanol\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/ethanol) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Environmental Effects of the Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/environmental-effects-of-the-clean-power-plan) Friday, 18 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) What will the environmental effects of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) be? Recall that the stated media driven, post-Kyoto Protocol (to which the US did not subscribe), goalis to reduce the Earth's temperature increase between now and 2100 to less than 2 ℃. The short answer is: zilch. NERA Economic Consulting estimates that CPP by 2030 will reduce the g... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/environmental-effects-of-the-clean-power-plan) Tags: \[Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[A Wyoming Economy or a Government Economy\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/a-wyoming-economy-or-a-government-economy) Monday, 14 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) During Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's visit to Wyoming in November 2015, he discussed his strategy to put Louisiana's fiscal house in order. His basic philosophy of government is that we can grow the American economy or we can grow the government economy, we can't do both. If we want to grow the American economy we must shrink the government eco... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/a-wyoming-economy-or-a-government-economy) Tags: \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Economic Growth\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-growth) \[Economic Diversity\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-diversity) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[What is meant by “Juvenile Diversion”?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/what-is-meant-by-juvenile-diversion) Monday, 14 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose I have mentioned diversion and diversion programs in various blogs. I thought I had a fairly good grasp of the concept until I began looking at the various different ways diversion was being implemented across the state. My first impulse was to pronounce some forms as just wrong. Reminds me of riding for Condict, he'd say "That's just w... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/what-is-meant-by-juvenile-diversion) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[EPA's Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/epa-s-clean-power-plan) Thursday, 10 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/751/b2ap3\_large\_EPA-Clean-Power-Plan-01.jpg) </a>What is the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP)? It is a cap and trade scheme intended to reduce emissions from existing power generators such as coal generators. It was proposed by the EPA in June, 2014, and the final rule was unveiled by President Obama on August 15, 2015. The final version of the plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/epa-s-clean-power-plan) Tags: \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Medicaid Expansion and Hollow Promises\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-and-hollow-promises) Thursday, 10 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Supporters of Medicaid Expansion, including Governor Matt Mead, express an unwavering belief that the federal government will actually fund this entitlement as promised. Yet Washington's promises often become unfunded mandates. Even before the end of this year it is likely that Congress will cut federal funding for Medicaid Expans... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-and-hollow-promises) Tags: \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Budget Control Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-control-act) \[Build America Bonds\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/build-america-bonds) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Obama\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Paul Ryan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/paul-ryan) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Doctor Won’t Be Seeing You\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-doctor-won-t-be-seeing-you) Friday, 04 December 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Obamacare's supporters seem to believe that if you give patients insurance, doctors will treat them. But greater access to health insurance doesn't mean greater access to healthcare. As patients scour Obamacare's insurance exchange for coverage, they're finding fewer doctors accepting Obamacare's insurance as payment. And those th... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-doctor-won-t-be-seeing-you) Tags: \[Wyoming Behavioral Institute\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-behavioral-institute) \[University of Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/university-of-wyoming) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Mckinsey\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/mckinsey) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Politically Challenged Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/politically-challenged-budget-cuts) Wednesday, 25 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) During Governor Mead's Business Forum in Cheyenne in November 2015, Dr. Robert Behn from Harvard University presented his theory on the budget cut challenge in the lead up to a discussion by a panel of legislators. Wyoming legislators must decide how to deal with a 25 percent reduction in revenue, a $155 million deficit in the education account for... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/politically-challenged-budget-cuts) Tags: \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[Dr. Robert Behn\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/dr-robert-behn) \[Politics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/politics) \[Role of Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/role-of-government) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Uncompensated Care Scam\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-uncompensated-care-scam) Friday, 20 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Medicaid's allies are gearing up their expansion drive for the 2016 budget session. As usual, they're trying to convince Wyomingites that they will save big if government spends more of their money. We've heard this story before. Governor Mead, Wyoming's Hospital Association and the Department of Health all claim that Wyoming's un... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-uncompensated-care-scam) Tags: \[Congressional Budget Office\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/congressional-budget-office) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Moodys\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/moodys) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Southern Illinois Healthcare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/southern-illinois-healthcare) \[St. John Medical Center\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/st-john-medical-center) \[Wyoming Department of Health\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-health) \[Wyoming Hospital Association\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-hospital-association) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Citizens Must Vote To Defend Freedom for All\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/citizens-must-vote-to-defend-freedom-for-all) Friday, 13 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) by Wyoming Liberty Staff James Madison warned us in Federalist #10 of the violence "a number citizens who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens" can do to liberty. 3,368 voters in Casper just illustrated his point by neglecting to perform their civic duty to stand up for ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/citizens-must-vote-to-defend-freedom-for-all) Tags: \[Local Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/local-government) \[Over Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/over-regulation) \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/property-rights) \[Voting Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/voting-rights) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Obamacare’s Slow Throttling of Patients and Insurers\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-s-slow-throttling-of-patients-and-insurers) Thursday, 12 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Since Obamacare took effect in 2013, the cost of health insurance has exploded. Turns out it's very costly for the insurers themselves and some are paying the ultimate price. In early October, one of those insurers, WINhealth, announced it faced severe financial challenges and was leaving the Obamacare exchange. Just 11 days later... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-s-slow-throttling-of-patients-and-insurers) Tags: \[Blue Cross Blue Shield\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/blue-cross-blue-shield) \[Congress\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/congress) \[Mckinsey\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/mckinsey) \[Obama\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Risk Corridor\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/risk-corridor) \[US Census\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/us-census) \[WINhealth\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/winhealth) \[Wyoming Department of Insurance\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-insurance) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Utopia or Reality in Education?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/utopia-or-reality-in-education) Wednesday, 11 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) by Wyoming Liberty Staff Great American men of letters like Russell Kirk and M.E. Bradford have written much about the contrast between those who favor human realities and those who wish to impose utopias on human society. While we are tempted to consign these considerations to the dusty shelves of aging libraries, we do so at our peril. Government... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/utopia-or-reality-in-education) Tags: \[ACT\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/act) \[Common Core\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Sin Tax No Answer to Spending Addiction\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/sin-tax-no-answer-to-spending-addiction) Tuesday, 10 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) The state of Wyoming earmarks tobacco settlement funds to certain programs — and guess what. The programs cost more than the revenue they receive. As you might expect, the knee jerk reaction to this is to raise tobacco taxes to cover the shortfall. But let's take a closer look. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund was set up after a 1998 settlement be... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/sin-tax-no-answer-to-spending-addiction) Tags: \[Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/tobacco-settlement-trust-fund) \[Government Taxation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-taxation) \[Sin Tax\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/sin-tax) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Cigarette Tax\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/cigarette-tax) \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How could a government cut its budget by eight percent and arrive at a $75 million reduction in spending?\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/how-could-a-government-cut-its-budget-by-eight-percent-and-arrive-at-a-75-million-reduction-in-spending) Monday, 09 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Cartoons\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/categories/cartoons) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/724/b2ap3\_large\_Budget-Cut-print.jpg) </a>In December 2011, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead called on state agencies to cut their budgets by between five and eight percent. An eight percent budget cut would have amounted to $75 million, and this news created quite a bit of stir in some quarters, and quite a bit of confusion in others. While some asked: how will people survive such draconian cut... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/how-could-a-government-cut-its-budget-by-eight-percent-and-arrive-at-a-75-million-reduction-in-spending) Tags: \[Cartoons\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/cartoons) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks to Doug Randall on KGAB about the need to shrink the size of government to grow the private economy and put the state’s fiscal house in order\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/louisiana-governor-bobby-jindal-talks-to-doug-randall-on-kgab-about-the-need-to-shrink-the-size-of-government-to-grow-the-private-economy-and-put-the-state-s-fiscal-house-in-order) Monday, 09 November 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks to Doug Randall on KGAB about the need to shrink the size of government to grow the private economy and put the state's fiscal house in order. 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