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It Makes No Sense to Copy European Fiscal Policy
Europe is falling behind.
The Optimistic Case for Spending Restraint, Part II
Good budget policy can’t happen while Biden is in the White House.
Entitlement Collapse and Demographic Change
A major problem for tax-and-transfer welfare states is looming.
Selfish Politicians Are Setting the Stage for Fiscal Crisis
The most unavoidable reality is demographic change.
Will Biden Make Poverty Hucksterism Official Policy?
Three troubling things about the politics of poverty.
Another Honest Leftist Admits that Middle-Class Taxpayers Are in the Crosshairs
There are not enough rich people to finance big government.
The United States Out-Performs Europe
It would be a bad idea for the United States to become more like Europe.
More Evidence Against Universal Basic Income
New study confirms basic income would be bad news.
There Are Not Enough Rich People to Finance Big Government
Even Bernie Sanders recognizes this reality.