How Does Government Welfare Stack Up Against Private Charity? It’s No Contest.
December 6, 2021 – Joel Lim …… Charity constitutes a robust alternative to government welfare, one that is far more ethical and far more effective.
Poverty, Welfare
Don’t Blame the “Greedy Wealthy”
November 24, 2021 – Michael Munger …… The problem is that we have already spent hundreds of billions of dollars on programs to end poverty, and yet there is still….poverty.
I Moved 4 Months Ago and am Still Barely Settled in—Because of Supply Chain Issues
October 10, 2021 – Brett Cooper …… With throngs of people refusing to return to the workforce, the supply chain is crumbling at an alarming rate, and Big Government is to blame.
At Least 1.8 Million People Refused to Return to Work Because of Generous Welfare Benefits, Poll Shows
August 11, 2021 – Brad Polumbo …… Here’s why the real number is probably even larger.
California Restaurant Goes Viral After Apologizing to Customers—And Roasting the Government
August 3, 2021 – Brad Polumbo …… Small businesses like Taco Loco—and their customers—are suffering the consequences of big government failure.
No Privacy, No Property: The World in 2030 According to the WEF
February 22, 2021 – Antony P. Mueller …… The World Economic Forum and its related institutions in combination with a handful of governments and a few high-tech companies want to lead the world into a new era without property or privacy.
Socialism, American Style, Part 2
October 4, 2020 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… The crown jewel of American socialism is Social Security, which is nothing more than a welfare program. There is no Social Security fund into which people have made contributions during their work lives. There are no lockboxes at Fort Knox containing everyone’s Social Security “contributions.”
The Welfare State Did What Slavery Couldn’t Do
September 9, 2020 – Wendy McElroy …… Thomas Sowell concluded that “A vastly expanded welfare state in the 1960s destroyed the black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and generations of racial oppression.”
COVID Crisis Could Push 100 Million People into Extreme Poverty, New World Bank Study Says
July 1, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… The surge in extreme global poverty would be the first increase since 1998.
Pope Francis Owes It to the Poor to Be More Informed about Markets
January 28, 2020 – Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan …… For the sake of the poor, it’s time for Pope Francis to get a better understanding of basic economics.