Finland seems like a great country, but we shouldn’t copy it.
Daily Analysis
Redistribution Programs and Work Requirements
Are work requirements better than the status quo?
Honest Leftist Openly Acknowledges a Bigger Welfare State Requires Giant Tax Increases on Lower-Income and Middle-Class Taxpayers
For those who want bigger government, America doesn’t spend nearly enough.
How the Welfare State Undermines Support for Immigration
Taxpayers are less sympathetic when giving away money to newcomers.
Elizabeth Warren’s Reckless Scheme to Expand the Social Security Burden and Undermine American Competitiveness
A President Warren would make a bad situation even worse.
Basic Income, Public Choice, and the Slippery Slope
Proof of the slippery slope.
How Women Are Disadvantaged by the Tax Code and Social Security System
A tax penalty and discriminatory features of Social Security discourage women from working.
Where in the Developed World Are Average Workers Most Over-Taxed?
It’s bad news for workers.
The Baltic Nations, Demographics, and the Need to Shrink the Welfare State
They need to prepare themselves for demographic decline.
Denmark, Socialism, and Free Markets, Part I
Denmark isn’t socialist.