The Myth of America’s “Stingy” Welfare State
With welfare, the US outspends Canada and Australia, and is on a par with Switzerland. On government healthcare, the US outspends nearly everyone.
Taxes and Spending
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Everything You Need to Know about Federal Spending in Five Charts
It’s time to address the budget in a comprehensive fashion.
Lack of Police Accountability Shows the “Social Contract” Isn’t Working
Ryan McMaken discusses how government agents and agencies are often not held accountable for their actions.
Public Goods, National Defense, and Central Planning
Since national defense is not bought and sold in markets, we can't really know its value or whether there is too much or too little of it.
Lack of Police Accountability Shows the “Social Contract” Isn’t Working
We're told that we pay taxes in return for government "services." But what happens when the state doesn't keep up its end of the bargain?
Is the (Tea) Party Over?
Now that Republicans control the White House and Congress, tea party groups have little to say about runaway government spending.
A Gas Tax Hike Is the Wrong Way to Fund Highways
Using the federal gas tax to fund infrastructure is at best a very blunt instrument, and at worst an invitation to wasteful spending.
Security Works at Disney — But Can’t Work at a Public School?
Ryan McMaken discusses issues surrounding public school security measures in response to school shootings — and addresses some arguments made against increasing security.
Security Works at Disney — But Can’t Work at a Public School?
The fact that politicians get highly-attentive security guards — while school kids get a cut-rate version of security — is revealing.
Government “Stimulus”: The Real Trickledown Economics
"Stimulus" requires first sucking money out of the private sector, and then letting it trickle back into the economy vis-à-vis new government spending.
