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Joseph Coletti

Email: jcoletti@johnlocke.org

Joseph Coletti is Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies at the John Locke Foundation. In addition to the biennial Freedom Budget, he has authored reports on the state’s spend-and-tax budgeting cycle, better ways to fund roads and schools, the earned-income tax credit, business incentives, tax-increment financing, government employee compensation, and an early look (in July 2005) at the infamous feasibility study behind the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids.


In health policy, Coletti has examined Medicaid spending, offered ways to fund the state’s High Risk Pool without new taxes. He has also written on consumer-based health reforms, long-term care, and the state’s mental health system.


His writing has been in publications such as Health Care News, Global Corporate Xpansion, and the Leland Tribune. He has spoken at health care and tax policy conferences, civic groups across the state, and appeared on radio and television including WUNC’s The State of Things and CNBC Asia.


Before joining the Locke Foundation, Coletti was the Director of Policy and Communications for the U.S. – Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., where he helped Fortune 1000 companies operating work with the U.S. and Japanese governments. He also led marketing research and forecasting projects with J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo.


Coletti received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He lives in Cary with his wife and their two children.


Articles by Joseph Coletti

(8.12.10) Broke, But Not Yet Broken
Legislators heading to Raleigh in January will have to fill a large budget hole.

(8.06.10) Broke, But Not Yet Broken
Legislators returning to Raleigh in 2011 need to realize the state doesn’t have enough money to pay for all the government services they’ve pushed in the past.

(3.26.10) Igor and Obama
Freedom requires hard work, a lesson worth repeating in today’s current political climate.

(12.14.09) Real reform could renew growth in North Carolina
RALEIGH -- While state government officials keep one eye on the health care debate in Washington, they are shifting their attention to other pressing matters that they can control, beyond simply opting out of Medicaid. These include tax reform and future retirement benefits for state employees.

(12.11.09) Real reform could renew N.C. growth
Lawmakers considering tax reform should look at more than just expanding the sales tax to additional services.

(8.20.09) Health Care Reforms Should Empower Patients
Why not base health care reform on policies that work? Consumer-driven health care has a proven ability to reduce costs while maintaining or improving the care received by patients. Studies have found that people with consumer-driven plans are more likely than those with more traditional insurance to listen to their doctors, purchase generic medications, improve their health habits, and use online tools to find quality and cost information on doctors.

(8.14.09) A Matter of Perspective
Crowds have lined up this week to learn about consumer-driven alternatives to government-based health care reform. They're learning about ideas that actually improve care and reduce costs.

(4.16.09) Getting Back to Basics in Budgeting
The governor and Senate have missed the mark in their attempts to refine North Carolina's tax and spending plan.

(4.10.09) Get Back to Basics in Budget
Basing the state’s spending plan on sound principles could help the General Assembly avoid future headaches.

(1.30.09) Where Is The Lorax When We Need Him?
A cautionary tale from Dr. Seuss offers plenty of wisdom as we cope with the ill effects of a federal bailout boondoggle.

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