For many college students, law school is the goal. They dream of a six-figure starting salary and an office with a window at a prestigious law firm. But George Leef, research director with the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, says a law degree is often over-sold and under-delivers, and law schools know it. Leef explains the reality of the current over-supply of lawyers. He also discusses the barriers to entry in the profession. Then we turn a tax penalty imposed on a well known retailer. A recent N.C. court case took the N.C. Department of Revenue to task for assessing Food Lion’s parent company more than $1 million in tax penalties. Legislative research staffer Greg Roney recently discussed the case with lawmakers. You’ll hear highlights from that presentation, along with reaction from Sen. Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg, and Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies. Next is a look at government’s proper role in American health care, which continues to generate serious debate. The Benjamin Rush Society recently sponsored a forum on the topic at Duke University. Dr. Peter Kussin, associate professor of medicine at Duke, makes the case for increased government involvement, while Dr. Hal Scherz, surgeon and founder of Doctors 4 Patient Care, explains the drawbacks associated with government interference in the health care market. That’s followed by a discussion of a serious cultural issue. Hillary Clinton told us that it takes a village to raise a child, but Jennifer Roback Morse responds that it takes a family to raise a village. The founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage, Roback Morse outlines the problems associated with government efforts to take over functions and duties that should be left to families. And finally, we talk with John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies Daren Bakst about a legislative push to curb government power to take private property from private citizens. Bakst proposes a constitutional amendment to address eminent domain. He details why and the components of an effective amendment to protect private property rights.
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