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Libertarians and Privacy

by Mike Kimel Libertarians and Privacy Over at EconLog, David Henderson berates a fellow libertarian on the difference between Facebook at the Census. But let’s grant, for the sake of…

GOP Senators Pick Their Pork

…substance abuse reduction Total $500 million Jobs • $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion. • $75 million for salaries of employees…

Household Income: Rising or Falling?

Last week we read about the Census Bureau’s estimates of household income. The figures showed a slight decline in real median income in the US last year, continuing the trend…

Poverty Up, Income Down The Census Bureau released the 2002 Poverty Report yesterday. In a nutshell, says the NYT, The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.7 million…