The Myth of Infrastructure Spending
Almost everyone agrees that infrastructure spending is always a slam dunk for the economy. Unfortunately, they're often wrong.
Taxes and Spending
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The Collapse of Penn Station: Another Failure of Government “Enterprise”
Without government, who would run the inefficient, crumbling, malfunctioning railroad "enterprise" that is Amtrak?
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Another Stealth Tax
Local governments could go to the taxpayers and ask for more revenue to fight crime. But, it's much easier to seize it from innocent suspects instead.
Healthcare: “Insurance” Now Just Means Redistribution
When politicians talk about health "insurance" they're usually just talking about schemes to redistribute wealth and income.
To Lower Health Care Costs, Try Freedom
Prices have fallen in many areas of healthcare that are reliant on cash transactions and more market competition.
The Trump Budget: Real Cuts vs. the Media Version of “Cuts”
The Trump budget proposes to increase spending on Medicaid by slightly less that what had been earlier proposed. In DC-speak, this is called a "cut."
Decentralize the Welfare State
What if the US welfare state was broken up into 50 pieces and the states dole out all that money to low-income residents instead?
Week in Review: May 20, 2017
The tsunami of government spending and easy-money monetary policy shows no sign of letting up.
The American Way of War Is a Budget-Breaker
Perhaps it’s time to finally consider the true costs of America's current wars in lives lost, dollars spent, and opportunities squandered.
4 Problems With Jeff Sessions’s New “Tough on Crime” Stance
Violent crime is already illegal in all 50 states under state laws. The last thing we need is a new wave of federal prosecutions of non-violent people.
