Tag Archives : welfare state
Poverty, the Welfare State, and the Failure of Centralized Government
Subsidizing poverty creates more of it.
read more...Which European Nations Have the Biggest Subsidies that Trap People in Poverty?
Welfare is more like a hammock than a safety net.
read more...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.
read more...Which Nation Has the Worst Dependency Ratio?
Who has more riding in the wagon than pulling it?
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Greece, Germany, and a Real-World Version of Atlas Shrugged
Who knew the Germans were a bunch of closet Randians!
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Great Moments in Masochistic Government Incompetence
The UK’s employing their enemies.
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Learning Valuable Lessons from History on How to Reduce Poverty
If the goal is to make people comfortable in dependency, the current system is a big success.
read more...A Very Depressing Look at America’s Growing Dependency Crisis
As dependency goes up, cultural capital plummets.
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Europe: Doubling Down on Statism
Those who recognize that there is a problem are greatly out-numbered by those who want to make the problem worse.
read more...How Big Is America’s Dependency Problem?
We’re not in immediate danger of hitting the tipping point, but the trends are not good.
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