I have wrestled with trying to understand what a legitimate right is. The 1776 Declaration of Independence famously cites Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness as among our Creator-given Rights. What others might we acknowledge? Discussion in recent years has focused on rights to health care, housing, food, and a well-paying job. Do such […]
I became interested some years ago in the concept of a ‘negative income tax’ after reading a book by Milton & Rose Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom. He wrote a defense in the attached paper. He states these advantages: gives help in the form most useful to the individual, namely, cash. is general and could be
We are now at $12,000+ per capita HC costs in the U.S., 17% of GDP. CMS projects 20% of GDP in only a few years. We are much higher than other counties. The current Commonwealth Fund report of 20 counties is here. All have universal coverage, except U.S. and India. It appears from the report
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The simple observation that annual spending on myriad welfare programs exceeds $1 Trillion on behalf of 40 million people ($25,000 per) says something is very, very wrong. A Heritage Foundation report puts it this way: “According to Census figures, the aggregate pre-welfare poverty gap in 2016 was roughly $248 billion. Calculations based on U.S. Department
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