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October 12, 2010
Rule of Law or Rule of Favor?
The 2,700-page health care bill passed last March is filled with efforts to micromanage the health care system.
October 5, 2010
Farewell to Welfare Reform
When the Los Angeles Times can report that California welfare recipients withdrew $1.
September 28, 2010
Three Months Left to Die
If you have even a moderate-sized estate or business, and you are callous enough to want to leave a financial legacy to your children, you have three months to die.
September 21, 2010
Death to the Temporary Tax Cut!
Since when did Washington become so enamored with temporary tax cuts? “Temporary” seems to be all the buzz these days, even though there’s zero evidence that temporary tax cuts work.
September 14, 2010
Secretary Strikes Back as ObamaCare Strikes Out
Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is striking back at health insurers who aren't getting on board with ObamaCare.
September 7, 2010
A ‘Non-Stimulus’ Stimulus Package that Might Just Stimulate
President Obama is out this week with three proposals for stimulating—oops, forgot we weren't supposed to use that word—for creating jobs.
August 31, 2010
Can States Break the Cycle of Dependency?
President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” taught us what happens when well-meaning (to give them benefit of the doubt) politicians and bureaucrats create a welfare system that rewards those who shun work, while punishing those who try to take responsibility for themselves.
August 24, 2010
Hubris and Taxes
Hardly a day goes by without a story in some newspaper discussing some state’s dire financial straits.
August 10, 2010
Who Trusts the Trustees?
Last week the Obama administration finally released the Medicare Trustees’ report on the financial status of Medicare, and Democrats immediately gloated how ObamaCare enhances Medicare’s financial position.