Replacing inspiration and motivation with entitlements. A friend recently sent me a link to an inspiring video about an upbeat young black man who was born without arms. It showed him going to work -- unlike the record number of people living on government payments for "disabilities" that are far less serious, if not fictitious. How is ... MORE
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Thomas Sowell: The War Against Achievement
Replacing inspiration and motivation with entitlements. A friend recently sent me a link to an inspiring video about an upbeat young black man who was born without arms. It showed him going to work -- unlike the record number of people living on government payments for "disabilities" that are far less serious, if not fictitious. How is ... MORESteve Chapman: Head Start And Other Federal Failures
Expensive measures that leave little trace behind. When the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, it forced the closing of Head Start facilities in several states, stopping educational services for thousands of low-income kids. So heart-rending was this spectacle that a pair of Texas philanthropists gave $10 million to keep the programs going. ... MOREThe Difference Between Individual Rights And Privileges
by Kevin Eggers. Understanding the difference between “individual rights” and government-provided “privileges” is as important as understanding the difference between freedom and slavery. It’s simple to understand: We own our “individual rights,” such as our Bill of Rights. The government owns the “privilege” that the government provides, ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Congressionally Duped Americans
The ponzi scheme entitlement. Last week's column, "Is There a Way Out?", generated quite a few responses, some a bit angry. Some people were offended by my reference to Social Security and Medicare as entitlements or handouts. They said that they worked for 45 years and paid into Social Security and Medicare and how dare I refer to ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Is There A Way Out?
The inevitable road of legalized theft. According to a recent Fox News poll, 73 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, up 20 points from 2012. Americans sense that there’s a lot going wrong in our nation, but most don’t have a clue about the true nature of our problem. If they had a clue, most would have little ... MOREPeter Suderman: Health Care Rights And Responsibililties
What about the rights angle? What happens when health care is thought to be a fundamental
right? That's the question at the heart of David Kelley's January
1994 reason story, "The Rights
Angle." Kelley's piece examined the large-scale health-care
overhaul proposed under President Bill Clinton. Kelley came away
worried. The "plan in ... MOREIRS Paid Out $110 Billion In EITC To The Unqualified
One in five dollars squandered on improper payments. The Internal Revenue Service has paid out more than $110 billion in tax credits over the past decade to people who didn't qualify for them, a Treasury report has revealed. The Earned Income Tax Credits were intended for poor working families but the report showed that one in five ... MORE
John Stossel: Longing To Be A Victim
These days, being seen as a victim can be useful. You immediately claim the moral high ground. Some people want to help you. Lawyers and politicians brag that they force others to help you. This turns some people into whiners with little sense of responsibility. Joe Biden's niece was arrested recently for throwing a punch at a cop. ... MOREPaul Roderick Gregory: The Problem Is Obesity, Not Hunger
Thoughts on the food stamps debate. Throughout history, politicians have fabricated crises to justify their
own solution to the crisis they themselves dreamed up. History is strewn
with non-existent crises – the population bomb, global cooling,
resource depletion, freon destroying the ozone layer, and so on – that
threaten ... MOREMichael Tanner: Why Get Off Welfare?
Being poor doesn't mean you're stupid. Contrary to stereotypes, there is no evidence that people on welfare are lazy. Indeed, surveys of welfare recipients consistently show their desire for a job. But there is also evidence that many are reluctant to accept available employment opportunities. Despite work requirements ... MOREU.S. Debt Obligations Reach $70 Trillion
by Wynton Hall. A new study by University of California-San Diego economics professor James Hamilton finds that the United States has over $70 trillion in off-balance sheet liabilities--an amount nearly six times the on-balance-sheet debt figure. The Treasury debt outstanding is $16.74 trillion. Of that, $4.84 trillion is money the U.S. owes itself. ... MOREGovernment's Food Stamp Outreach For Illegal Aliens
Sneak passed go and collect $200. The Department of Agriculture, via the Mexican government, assures potentially ineligible immigrants that they can still apply for food stamps on behalf of their eligible children without giving information about their immigration status, according to documents released Thursday by Judicial Watch. The Daily Caller ... MOREDoug Bandow: America On Welfare
Great society needs to be replaced by free society. Living the good life on welfare. Even the Europeans recognize that they pay a high price for creating an increasingly dependent society. Denmark has been transfixed by the revelation of a 36-year-old single mother who collects more in benefits than many Danes earn at work, and has done so ... MORECaroline May: Pimping Food Stamps To Seniors
Food stamp recruiter must enroll 150 per month. A Florida food stamp recruiter is tasked with enrolling at least 150 senior citizens in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program a month, The Washington Post reports in a profile about SNAP outreach. Following 56 year old recruiter Dillie Nerios perform her task, to appeal to seniors to get them ... MORE
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