There’s significant agreement on spending caps.
Daily Analysis
A Nordic Nightmare for Bernie Sanders
Best that can be said about the Nordic welfare state is that the damage is somewhat contained by cultural norms.
What Lessons Can America Learn from Europe?
Evidence is clear: the United States should not be more like Europe
The EITC: Washington’s Fastest-Growing Form of Income Redistribution
Another federal government redistribution program that doesn’t work.
Should Welfare Dependency Be Shameful or Discomforting?
Should dependency really be easier and more respectable?
Scholarly Evidence against the Welfare State
Data shows the welfare state increases inequality.
Poverty, the Welfare State, and the Failure of Centralized Government
Subsidizing poverty creates more of it.
Which European Nations Have the Biggest Subsidies that Trap People in Poverty?
Welfare is more like a hammock than a safety net.
Redistribution Is Morally Dubious, Economically Harmful, and It Doesn’t Work
Like Sisyphus pushing the rock up a hill, I keep trying to convince my leftist friends that growth is the best way to help the poor.
In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about America’s Demographic Challenge
There soon won’t be enough workers to finance the modern welfare state.