by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I was excited when I saw that Professor Martin Feldstein of Harvard University had a column in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal entitled, “Private Accounts Can Save Social Security.” This is great, I thought, another person advocating the kind of pro-growth,...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
People periodically ask me why I’m so down on David Cameron, the Prime Minster of the United Kingdom. I’ve already pointed out that his pre-election agenda was big government. And I’ve pointed out that his post-election record is more spending. (and you can read more...
by CF&P | Jan 10, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, January 10, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P Video Explains How Personal Savings Accounts Would Save Social Security (Washington, D.C., Monday, January 10, 2011) A...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
There are two crises facing Social Security. First the program has a gigantic unfunded liability, largely caused by demographics. Second, the program is a very bad deal for younger workers, making them pay record amounts of tax in exchange for comparatively meager...
