by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in 2016, I shared an image that showed how the welfare state punishes both the poor and rich. Rich people are hurt for the obvious reason. They get hit with the highest statutory tax rates, and also bear the brunt of the double taxation (the extra layers of tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Building on the success of state-level reforms in Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Georgia, the Trump Administration has proposed to tighten rules that impose work requirements on childless and able-bodied adults who receive food stamps. Since I want to get...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Immigration, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
When non-libertarian audiences ask my opinion about immigration, I generally point out that it is a very good sign that so many people want to come to the United States. Almost everyone agrees with that statement, but that doesn’t put them in the pro-immigration camp....
by CF&P | Feb 19, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 19, 2019 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P Paper Provides an Ideological Analysis of Paid Family Leave (Washington, D.C., Tuesday,February 19, 2019) The Center...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
When I think about social welfare spending, I mostly worry about recipients getting trapped in dependency. But I also feel sorry for taxpayers, who are bearing ever-higher costs to finance redistribution programs. Today’s column won’t focus on those issues. Instead,...
