Welfare is now the single largest national expenditure. The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested
federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that
makes welfare that year the government’s largest expenditure, according
to new data released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget
Committee. ... MORE
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Caroline May: Welfare Now Costs $1,030,000,000,000
Welfare is now the single largest national expenditure. The government spent approximately $1.03 trillion on 83 means-tested
federal welfare programs in fiscal year 2011 alone — a price tag that
makes welfare that year the government’s largest expenditure, according
to new data released by the Republican side of the Senate Budget
Committee. ... MOREShikha Dalmia: ObamaCare's Rationing By Another Name
About the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The stunning post-debate reversal in Mitt Romney’s fortunes may
not last through the elections. But win or lose, he’ll do the
country a big favor if he continues to expose the Independent
Payment Advisory Board—the beloved center-piece of Obamacare—for
what it is: An effort to give an ... MOREWhy ObamaCare Has Doctors Depressed And Discouraged
by Dr. Marc Siegel. Wednesday night the first presidential debate will take place in Denver.
The focus will be on domestic policy. But it’s a safe bet, while you’ll
likely hear about ObamaCare, you won’t hear about the doctors on the
front lines of medicine in the United States today. President Obama has
said he likes the term ObamaCare because ... MOREChristopher J. Conover: Study Finds US Slips In Freedom
Overspending, overregulation impedes freedom. Health care policy can be tricky to navigate. One reason stems from the difficulty of measuring its intangibles — differences in the quality of life, for example, or the social value of extending life for a few days. A new report from Canada's Fraser Institute has does the hard work of putting a number on a ... MOREIra Stoll: Obama's Fact-Challenged Tax Claim
Where are the “fact-checkers” when you need them? On CBS News’s “60 Minutes” Sunday night, President
Obama said,
“Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last
50 years. So I haven't raised taxes.” As of Monday morning, neither the Washington Post’s
Pinocchio-awarding Fact-Checker,
nor the Annenberg Public Policy ... MORE
Avik Roy: AARP Made $2.8 Billion Selling Out Seniors
Why the AARP supported MediCare cuts. As you know if you’ve been reading this blog, Obamacare cuts $716 billion from Medicare in order to pay for its expansion of coverage to low-income Americans. It’s one of the reasons why seniors are more opposed to the new health law than any other age group. So why is it that the group that purports to ... MOREJohn Stossel: I Like Gary Johnson
Choosing against governmental coercion. All political candidates call themselves freedom-lovers, but they are not. Neither major party really opposes government control of the economy or of our personal lives. I'm a libertarian because I see the false choice offered by political left and right: Democrats talk about personal liberty; Republicans talk about ... MOREThomas Sowell: Entitlement Reform
The young, not the elderly, should be alarmed. For those of us who like to believe that human beings are rational, trying to explain what happens in politics can be a real challenge. For example, that segment of the population that has the least to fear from a reform of Medicare or Social Security is the most fearful — namely, those already receiving ... MOREBarry Farber: Who Can Blame Democratic Defectors?
Party faithful jump off a sinking ship. The deli restaurant in Miami Beach where I busboyed one college summer was Dubrow’s, on the south side of Lincoln Road. Our competitor, Wolfie’s, across the street leapt into the lead. About the only customers we ever got were when Wolfie’s was full. One night the boss came in and caught Jimmy, ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Even squirrels know enough to store nuts, so that they will have something to eat when food gets scarce. But the welfare state has spawned a whole class of people who spend everything they get when times are good, and look to others to provide for their food and other basic needs when times turn bad. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ... MOREJohn Stossel: Budget Insanity
Political vision does not seem to extend beyond next election. Last year, Congress agreed to $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts, unless politicians find other things to cut. They didn't, of course. So now, with so-called sequestration looming in January, panic has set in. Even the new "fiscally responsible" Republicans vote against cutting Energy ... MORENew Taxes You're Going To Pay To Pay For ObamaCare
You didn't think it was free, did you? Well, Obamacare is now official, which means that a lot more people in the United States will have health insurance. And it also means a lot more people will be paying more taxes. Here are some of the new taxes you're going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: A 3.8% surtax on "investment income" when your ... MOREJohn Stossel: Improving Health Care
Denial of reality is no longer an option. Any day now, the U.S. Supreme will rule on whether the Obamacare insurance mandate is constitutional. Seems like a no-brainer to me. How can forcing me to engage in commerce be constitutional? But there's a deeper question: Why should government be involved in medicine at all? Right before ... MORE
Arthur Brooks: A Moral Case For Free Enterprise
Excerpted and adapted from "The Road to Freedom." Liberals often accuse conservatives of being obsessed by morality. But the truth is, many conservatives are reluctant to talk about morals or make a moral case for anything in politics and policy. They're willing to talk about principles, perhaps. Values, maybe. But morals? That evokes unpleasant ... MOREJohn Stossel: What Is Fair?
President Obama says he want to make society more fair. Advocates of big government believe fairness means taking from rich people and giving to others: poor people; or people who do things politicians approve of, like making "green" energy equipment (Solyndra); or old people (even rich ones) through Social Security and Medicare. ... MORE
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