Analyst Predicts Trouble For Democrats In 2010 Elections

Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute told Talk Radio News Tuesday that if Conservative voters are as energized in 2010 and if Independents choose to swing to the right, then Democrats will be in trouble in the 2010 mid-term elections. (0:29)
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Analyst Says New Jersey Is A Close Race

Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute told Talk Radio News Tuesday that Virginia's gubernatorial race and New York's 23rd district will almost certainly be won by Republican, but that the gubernatorial race in New Jersey is much closer. (0:22)
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Analyst Evaluates GOP Lead In Virginia Race

Cato Institute Analyst Michael Tanner evaluates Robert F. McDonnell's (R-Va.) lead in the polls for governor, saying that not only did McDonnell run a good campaign, but Virginians are more conservative on economic issues. (0:31)
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Universal Health Care May Miss Target, Says Expert

Cato Institute Senior Fellow Michael Tanner argues that health care reform must involve targeted actions or it will not help the people who need it the most. Tanner says it is better to focus on people who cannot afford health insurance, rather than create a program that tries to insure everyone. (0:30)
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"Slow Down The Health Care Train," Urges Expert

Cato Institute Senior Fellow Michael Tanner calls on Congress to not rush health care reform in order to produce reform that will work. Tanner argues that gathering more information and removing some of the emotion that is involved within the debate will lead to better analysis and more effective solutions. (0:30)
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Congress Unlikely To Tax All Americans' Employer Provided Insurance, Says Expert

Michael Tanner, CATO Institute's Head of Health Care and Social Security Research, says that if Congress taxed all Americans' employer provided health insurance, it would 2.3 trillion over the next decade, but that it would not be likely and could promote a "tax revolt" (0:24)
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House Health Care Plan May Cost Over $3 Trillion, Says Health Care Expert

Michael Tanner, CATO Institute's Head of Health Care and Social Security Research, speaks about the current draft of health reform legislation, including the House of Representatives' proposed payroll tax hike and how the legislation may cost over $3 trillion. (0:49)
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Cato Fellow: Massachusetts Health Care Reforms Forcing Coverage Changes

Michael Tanner, senior fellow of the Cato Institute, says people in Massachusetts who had health insurance and were happy with it are having to change their coverage because their current plan does not comply with the state's mandates. It is just one example of the lessons he believes the federal government should take from the results of Massachusetts' 2006 health care reforms. (0:23)
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