2026 Campaign Resources

Substantive Policy Proposals and Honest Political Assessments

The blog www.economicmemos.com provides position papers and data-driven analysis for centrist candidates looking to restore sanity and purpose to American politics. Below are 10 recent economic policy briefs and two political memos.

Ten Policy Briefs

Healthcare & Education Finance

• A Third-Party Tax Reconciliation Approach to Health Care: Several tax provisions which could lead to universal health coverage

• Should Democrats Adopt Medicare for All in 2028? A critical evaluation of long-term healthcare platforms and their electoral viability.

• A Third-Party Tax Reconciliation Approach to Student Debt: A fiscally responsible approach to student debt relief without massive loan discharges.

Fiscal Policy & Tax Reform

• A Pro-Growth, Progressive Alternative to No Tax on Tips” An analysis of the distortionary impacts of the 2025 no tax on tips provisions on ordinary wage income and retirement savings incentives.

• Tax Reconciliation and Capital Gains Tax Reform A proposal for a broader base instead of higher rates.

• Policy by Posture: Behavioral Blind Spots in California’s One-Time Billionaire Wealth Tax Six core problems with wealth tax proposals.

• Tax Reconciliation and Retirement Policy A proposal to use the tax code to stimulate private retirement savings for all households.

Energy & Technology Infrastructure

• Trump and Biden on Wind and LNG Neither Trump nor Biden offer a pro-growth energy policy.

• Where Should America Build AI”. Data Centers, Waters Scarcity and the Economics of Resource Allocation The lack of awareness of externalities by industry is creating substantial support for moratoria proposals.

• A Tale of Three Energy Sectors Can wind, solar, and nuclear coexist or is it winner take all?

Two Political Memos

• The Real Marquee Race in Maine Parties are moving to the fringe. Can an independent win in the center?

• Mapping the Colorado 2026 Congressional Landscape A district-by-district evaluation of Houses in a true swing state with very different urban and rural constituencies.

David P. Bernstein, PhD, is an economic consultant and author specializing in quantitative market modeling, retirement finance, and fiscal policy analysis.

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