There is a solution to both Europe’s and America’s woes.
Daily Analysis
The Destabilizing Mix of Demography and Entitlements, Part II
This issue is global.
The Destabilizing Mix of Demography and Entitlements, Part I
The challenge when people are having fewer children and living longer.
Time to Surrender on Entitlement Reform?
Is all hope lost?
Positive Rights vs Negative Rights
Only some of these are really rights.
Ranking Societal Capital: USA Is #4, but the Long-Run Outlook Isn’t Encouraging
Is this the first good way of ranking nations based on societal capital?
The IMF Urges Nations to Adopt Greek-Style Fiscal Policy
Don’t take this advice.
Italy’s Grim Outlook
There’s no political party in Italy that wants to solve the problem of excessive spending.
Everything You Need to Know about America’s Future Entitlement Crisis
Before our depressing discussion today about the fiscal impact of entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, EITC, Food Stamps, welfare, and Obamacare, etc), here’s a video of how it all began. I think this is a great introduction to the issue,…
The Welfare State Penalizes the Poor with High Marginal Tax Rates
The poor get trapped in dependency.