Archive for John Semmens
Semantic Confusion in Economic Regulation
Mr. Semmens is an economist for the Arizona Department of Transportation’. In accordance with the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, a Congressionally appointed study commission is touring the country to investigate the consequences wrought by partial deregulation. One of the lines of inquiry the study commission is pursuing deals with the semantic confusion that appears [...]
1May1982 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Road to Ruin
Mr. Semmens is an economist for the Arizona Department of Transportation. In our private lives it seems that crises are relatively rare events brought on by extreme circumstances and unforeseen situations. In the realm of public policy, however, crises seem to be the norm rather than the exception. We have international crises, domestic crises, monetary [...]
1Dec1981 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedEssential Air Service Subsidies: Just Plane Foolish
Mr. Semmens is an economist for the Arizona Department of Transportation. One of the arguments that is always offered in opposition to deregulation of transportation is that some remote, sparsely populated regions will be denied essential services. In order to neutralize this argument and get airline deregulation passed in 1978, Congress provided for subsidies to [...]
1Oct1981 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Seen vs. A Modern Example
Mr. Semmens is an economist for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Across the country, state after state is chafing under the imposition of the 55-mile-per- hour speed limit. Self-appointed critics of the wisdom of the American public shake their heads knowingly, remonstrating against this “typically shortsighted return to pre-crisis energy profligacy.” The Federal Highway Administration [...]
1Aug1981 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedSpending Limits Are Not Enough
The enormous increase in government expenditures over the last fifty years has inspired efforts to place some sort of control on the expansion of government budgets. One popular approach, favored by the National Taxpayers Union, would enact a Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. Another approach, favored by economist Milton Friedman, would limit government revenues [...]
1Aug1980 | John Semmens | 4 comments | ContinuedGovernment Cost/benefit Analyses: The Impetus and the Impotence
Mr. Semmens is an economist for the Arizona Department of Transportation and is studying for an advanced degree in business administration at Arizona State University. The Impetus As the activities of government grow to consume more and more of the available scarce resources, the question of the productivity of the various government activities be comes [...]
1May1980 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Social Cost of Railroad Regulation
Government regulations and controls reduce returns and divert resources out of railroading.
1Dec1979 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedMass Transit Mess
Let taxpayers beware of the claims that mass transit affords a solution to the “energy crisis.”
1Oct1979 | John Semmens | 3 comments | ContinuedCapital Punishment
How inflation and taxation discourage and prevent the generation of capital for better jobs.
1Sep1979 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedDeregulation of Trucking
Answers to some of the arguments against deregulation of the trucking industry.
1Apr1979 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedNo Ways or Means
Since public finance is neither fair nor feasible, the alternative is to rely on private enterprise and the open market.
1Mar1979 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedLaw of the Jungle vs. the Jungle of Law
The laws to eliminate risks only confront us with additional uncertainties.
1Sep1978 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedGovernment Regulation and Business Management
The State’s invasion of managerial prerogatives has occurred on all fronts.
1May1978 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedRegulation and Energy Transport: An Unnatural Disaster
Widespread economic benefits would follow even partial deregulation.
1Feb1978 | John Semmens | 0 comments | ContinuedTransport Deregulation: An Economic Necessity
The promise of more efficient service to the consumer with less waste.
1Jun1977 | John Semmens | 1 comment | Continued-
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