How disaster relief justifies the welfare state.
Tag: federal spending
Act of Recovery
Only one national reporter, Michael Grunwald, bothered to take a detailed look at how well the $787 billion stimulus was spent. What he discovered confounds the Beltway conventional wisdom.
How to Save Our Kids From Poverty in Old Age
The case for American Stakeholder Accounts.
Shovel-Ready Clinics
A job creation idea so obviously good even Washington couldn’t possibly say no… could it?
Taxing the Kindness of Strangers
Foster parents like us willingly pay a heavy price. The GOP wants us to pay more.
The Cure
The politics of debt have gotten so insane that both parties are on the verge of gutting Medicare. The moment might be right to actually fix it.
20,000 Leagues Under the State
Beneath the surface of American government lurks a system of social programs for the wealthy that is consuming the federal budget. It’s time for progressives to do battle with tax expenditures.
The Information Sage
Meet Edward Tufte, the graphics guru to the power elite who is revolutionizing how we see data.
Ike Reconsidered
How conservatives ignored, and liberals misconstrued, Eisenhower’s warnings about military spending.
Clean Up As You Cook
Every generation, official Washington suddenly notices that the tax code has become unfathomably complex and loophole ridden and therefore needs to be simplified for the sake of fairness and economic efficiency. Major tax reform legislation passed in 1954, 1969, and 1986, and we’re due for another round. Indeed, there seems to be enough genuine interest… Read more »
