Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress

Table of contents

• Contents *
• 1 - Introduction 1
• Suggested Readings 9
• 2 - Limited Government and the Rule 11
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• 3 - Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution 21
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• Urgent Action Agenda *
• 4 - Social Security 47
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• 5 - Fundamental Tax Reform 59
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• 6 - Corporate Welfare 79
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• 7 - Reclaiming the War Power 85
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• Government Reform *
• 8 - The Delegation of Legislative Powers 97
• Suggested Readings 105
• 9 - Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature 107
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• 10 - Campaign Finance, Corruption, and the Oath of Office 119
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• Federal Agencies the Abolition Agenda *
• 11 - Department of Education 133
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• 12 - Department of Commerce 141
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• 13 - Department of Energy 153
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• 14 - Cultural Agencies 167
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• 15 - Costly Agencies 175
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• Threats to Civil Liberties *
• 16 - The Expanding Federal Police Power 181
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• 17 - Privacy and Private-Sector Databases 187
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• 18 - Encryption and Wiretapping 193
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• 19 - Regulation of Electronic Speech 199
• Suggested Readings 204
• 20 - Property Rights and Regulatory Takings 205
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• 21 - Tobacco and the Rule of Law 223
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• 22 - The War on Drugs 233
• Suggested Readings 240
• 23 - Gun Control 241
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• Money and Banking *
• 24 - The Limits of Monetary Policy 247
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• 25 - Financial Deregulation 257
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• 26 - Securities Markets 271
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• Domestic Policy *
• 27 - The Federal Budget 279
• Appendix - Cato Institute List of Recommended Federal Program Terminations, Fy 2000 Spending (in $ Millions) *
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• 28 - Health Care 311
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• 29 - Welfare 323
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• 30 - Early Education and Child Care 331
• Suggested Readings 339
• 31 - Agricultural Policy 341
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• 32 - Unemployment Insurance 347
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• 33 - Tort Reform 357
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• 34 - Postal Service 365
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• 35 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 377
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• Regulation *
• 36 - Regulatory Reform: No Silver Bullet 389
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• 37 - Labor Relations Law 397
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• 38 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration 409
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• 39 - Transportation 419
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• 40 - Disaster Assistance and Government Insurance 431
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• 41 - Antitrust 441
• Suggested Readings 447
• 42 - Telecommunications 449
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• 43 - The Food and Drug Administration 459
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• Energy and Environment *
• 44 - Electricity Policy 469
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• 45 - Environmental Protection 475
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• 46 - Environmental Health: Risks and Reality 489
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• 47 - Global Warming 499
• Suggested Readings 511
• Foreign and Defense Policy *
• 48 - U.S. Security Strategy 513
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• 49 - The Defense Budget 519
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• 50 - Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction 527
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• 51 - Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense 537
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• 52 - Problems with the New Nato 545
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• 53 - Exiting the Balkan Morass 553
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• 54 - Asian Defense Commitments 563
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• 55 - The United Nations 573
• Suggested Readings 579
• 56 - The International War on Drugs 581
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• 57 - Relations with China 591
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• 58 - Relations with Russia 599
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• 59 - Relations with Cuba 609
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• International Economic Policy *
• 60 - Trade 619
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• 61 - Trade Sanctions 629
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• 62 - Immigration 639
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• 63 - International Financial Crises and the Imf 651
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• 64 - Foreign Aid and Economic Development 661
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• Contributors 673
• Cato Policy Experts 675