The basket case of Argentina
Daily Analysis
Demography + Entitlements = Fiscal Crisis
A recipe for long-run fiscal crisis in almost all developed nations.
Linda and Leo, Wards of the State
Julia redux.
What Americans Need to Know about Swedish Taxation
The left’s agenda requires big tax hikes on lower-income and middle class people.
What Lessons Can We Learn by Comparing U.S. and European Economic Performance?
Hard data on the sub-par performance of various European nations.
The Failure of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society
Massive failure may be an understatement.
The Big Takeaway from a Look at Comparative Living Standards
People in the United States enjoy levels of consumption 50 percent above the average for developed nations.
The Negative Relationship between Welfare and Work
Why work at all if the governments provides enough goodies?
Political Alchemy, Part II: Turning Spending Increases into Tax Cuts
Spending is spending.
High Implicit Tax Rates Trap Poor People in the Quicksand of Government Dependency
Redistribution programs can result in very high implicit tax rates