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Government programs come with expansion of government, unintended consequences and regulations. We need to vet government programs because they also can create dependencies on services that can be filled in a less costly solutions. ## \[Skateboarding is Not a Crime\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/skateboarding-is-not-a-crime) Friday, 11 November 2016 \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/975/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_skateboardin\_20161111-220040\_1.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Tuesday of this week, the Cheyenne City Council voted to replace an overreaching ordinance that criminalized skateboarding downtown. One of many ordinances that lead to overcriminalization. Overcriminalization is the result of thousands of petty, reactionary and mostly unnecessary laws interlaced with laws that make s... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/skateboarding-is-not-a-crime) ## \[How Obamacare Fails the Uninsured\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/how-obamacare-fails-the-uninsured) Monday, 31 October 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as "Obamacare," will begin selling insurance plans for the fourth year in a row this week. The big question on everyone's mind is: do people want Obamacare insurance? After all, the primary purpose of Obamacare is to provide affordable coverage to the uninsured. As President Obama said:... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/how-obamacare-fails-the-uninsured) ## \[Increase Public Safety and Save Money? I'm in!\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/increase-public-safety-and-save-money-i-m-in) Friday, 28 October 2016 \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Comprehensive criminal justice reform could increase public safety, save millions of dollars, and give each non-violent offender a second chance. Over 95% of those incarcerated in Wyoming will eventually be released from prison, so we must consider what to do with these individuals while they are in the state's custod... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/increase-public-safety-and-save-money-i-m-in) ## \[Majority of Wyoming Voters Oppose Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/majority-of-wyoming-voters-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Friday, 14 October 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Charlie Katebi and KGAB's Gary Freeman discuss a new poll by the Wyoming Liberty Group that finds a large majority of Wyoming voters oppose expanding Medicaid under Obamacare. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/majority-of-wyoming-voters-oppose-medicaid-expansion) ## \[Wyoming Education Spends a Lot of Bucks With Little Bang\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/wyoming-education-spends-a-lot-of-bucks-with-little-bang) Friday, 30 September 2016 \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Robert Nelson explains how Wyoming spends more on education than its neighbors but shows no improvement in student test scores. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/wyoming-education-spends-a-lot-of-bucks-with-little-bang) ## \[New Poll Reveals Voters Strongly Oppose Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-poll-reveals-voters-strongly-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Wednesday, 28 September 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi joined Glenn Woods on Bold Republic to discuss a new poll that shows most Wyoming voters oppose Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-poll-reveals-voters-strongly-oppose-medicaid-expansion) ## \[New Reforms Pay Patients to Shop for Healthcare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-reforms-pay-patients-to-shop-for-healthcare) Friday, 23 September 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/952/b2ap3\_large\_New-Reforms-pay-patients.jpg) </a>by Charles Katebi Every 8 weeks, Paula Bennet visits a primary care clinic to receive Remicaid infusions to treat her Crohn's disease. Normally, an appointment like this would cost $30 in copays. But in Paula's case, her health plan pays her. That's because her employer, Health Trust, works with a company called Vitols SmartShopper that rewards wor... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-reforms-pay-patients-to-shop-for-healthcare) ## \[Majority of Wyoming Citizens Support the Taxpayer Protection Pledge\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/majority-of-wyoming-citizens-support-the-taxpayer-protection-pledge) Thursday, 15 September 2016 \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) In a recent poll conducted on behalf of the Wyoming Liberty Group, Wyoming taxpayers overwhelmingly supported our Taxpayer Protection Pledge by saying they would be much more likely to vote for a candidate who had signed the pledge. In the same poll, voters said they believed Wyoming could get it's deficit spending under control through cuts in sta... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/majority-of-wyoming-citizens-support-the-taxpayer-protection-pledge) ## \[Empowering Patients Delivers Savings\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/empowering-patients-delivers-savings) Friday, 09 September 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Several states have been moving their health care systems in a more patient centered direction. Reforms that empower patients to find better value in their health care systems is a win-win scenario for both the patient and taxpayers. Their patients now have both the right information and incentives to find the best health care at the lowest price. ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/empowering-patients-delivers-savings) ## \[Happy Anniversary Welfare Reform!\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/happy-anniversary-welfare-reform) Thursday, 08 September 2016 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) by Charles Katebi Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reforms into law that revolutionized American anti-poverty policy. Critics warned these changes would cruelly condemn vulnerable families to extreme hardship. But new evidence shows these reforms lifted millions of families out of poverty. 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