Healthcare: “Insurance” Now Just Means Redistribution
When politicians talk about health "insurance" they're usually just talking about schemes to redistribute wealth and income.
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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.
Public-Sector Unions Keep the Gravy Train Flowing to Fire Departments
Fire departments rarely fight fires anymore, but you wouldn't know it the way department salaries are soaring.
Three Ways Trump’s Tax “Cuts” Will Raise Taxes
Trump's plan to increase spending and lower taxes will only increase deficit spending. And that brings with it a host of new costs for taxpayers.
The UK Should Lead the Way on Free Trade
The UK should stop letting itself be blackmailed by the EU, and should simply embrace unilateral free trade.
