…as welfare and parts of Medicare.” This is exactly correct. And it is the mistake the “progressive” “defenders of Social Security” are making. Instead of teaching the workers that they…

…Smith’s article. But maybe the Ohio Elections Commission, unlike the IRS, would target only Republican social welfare groups. Hurray! Apparently Ohio law doesn’t exempt social welfare groups such as Mr….

…recipients are ripping off the taxpayer. Anchor Steve Kroft called the program “a secret welfare system… ravaged by waste and fraud.” His chief source was Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma…

…welfare” arguments think that the first consideration should be growth and if we have more growth, the distributive problems (who gets how much) are easier to solve. Some who argue…

…that Social Democracy is just State Socialism-Lite then you have a moral obligation to roll back the Social Welfare State, because the stakes in the game Freedom vs. Slavery could…

…who had never been poor. Yglesias also mentions that the best evidence we have shows a large positive impact of welfare checks on life outcomes for kids who benefitted from…

…What is interesting is that most of the countries of the top of the list are countries with a large welfare state and very high taxes (including on labor). So…

…FIRST, as the cost per $1,000 of debt recovery will be MUCH lower The government may face a welfare burden, but welfare works through income transfers, not cheap — or…

…of the many rather than the few; our priceless resources of soil, water, minerals are for the service of the American people, for the promotion of the welfare and well-being…

…original interest was in Mark Thoma and links not in policy and public welfare. I got to http://economistsview.typepad.com by clicking a link at www.sitemeter.com. ** I am referring to a…