Many young people in poverty today not only do not seem to know the way, but have many other people leading them off in other directions.
Welfare
The High Cost of Liberalism: Part III
“Poverty” is in the eye of the statisticians — more specifically, the government statisticians who define what constitutes “poverty,” and who are unlikely to define it in ways that might jeopardize the massive welfare state that they are part of.
Bill Gates is Wrong About “Giving Back”
By saying, “I must give back,” a person is essentially acknowledging, “I stole something.”
Obama Subsidy Spin
Obamacare incentives could reduce the size of the labor force by more than two million workers by 2017
No Material Poverty in the U.S.
Here are a few facts about people whom the Census Bureau labels as poor.
Capitalism: The Solution to Mass Poverty
If we want to eradicate poverty and increase economic and general well-being, we need to understand first what capitalism really means, and then embrace it.
Charity is Nice, But it Won’t End Hunger
Production is what makes all consumption, including charity, possible.
America’s Social Security Ponzi Scheme: Congressionally Duped Americans
The only way Congress can send checks to Social Security and Medicare recipients is to take the earnings of a person currently in the workforce. The way Congress conceals its Ponzi scheme is to dupe Social Security and Medicare recipients into thinking that it’s their money that is put away and invested.
Ending Poverty
Politically, the single most important requirement of wealth creation is freedom.
Corporate Welfare is Immoral
In its recently released budget the Canadian (Conservative!) government announced $6.4 billion of new corporate welfare spending. The aerospace sector will receive $1.2 billion of it over the next five years, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario...
What About the Poor?
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is altruism. According to altruism, we have a moral duty to serve others....
The Founders and the “General Welfare”
The Constitution limits the powers of the Federal government. However, even a perfect document cannot stand up to philosophical evasion and corruption. Without the proper moral base, the principles of the Constitution could not be defended, much less kept alive. To...
Whose Welfare Does The Indian Child Welfare Act Actually Serve?
Anyone who would ruin a helpless child’s life, in order to assert their own legal prerogatives, or to protect the tribe’s turf, raises very serious questions about what kind of parent they are.
What About The Poor?
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is altruism. According to altruism, we have a moral duty to serve others....
Socialism and the Meaning of Investment by Government
Government makes ‘investments’ in us that we can’t refuse. Many, including me, have identified the socialist premises in President Obama’s remarks on July 13 in Roanoke, VA. But are Obama’s actual policies as socialist as his socialist rhetoric? The answer is yes, but...
Why the Neediest Are Also the Greediest
A reader asked: Why is it that the people who are the most UNAPPRECIATIVE are also the ones who want EVERYTHING? Great question! The answer is: The neediest are the greediest. Actually, "greed" is not always bad. Greed can mean a zest for life, an ambition to create...
SOS Liberty: Young People Oppose the Generational Theft of Obama’s Big Government
Readers are always asking me to please write about good news. I have good news. I’m happy to report that at least some young people are still in favor of liberty, and willing to acknowledge the horrendously unfair and reckless policies of our current government. Check...
The Freedom to Choose
You have a moral right to choose what will bring you satisfaction, joy, and happiness, as long as you respect the mutual rights of others.
A Beggar Society is Not a Great Society
In a work of historical fiction, one of the characters wrote to another about the leaders of the Communist-socialist revolution in Russia. "Their leaders were committed to peace; they had promised peace and plenty to their peasant followers, and it would likely be...
GSA and The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Politicians love to talk about fairness. What is fair about robbing from some to redistribute to others?
Republican Allen West and the Redistribution State
Republican Rep. Allen West decried government "handouts" as the worst form of modern "slavery" during a recent speech to Congress. In modern times, West said, this has meant fighting to prevent black Americans "from being trapped in a permanent underclass through...
No Sherman March for the Welfare State
Just as an individual needs a reality-oriented form of psychotherapy, a nation or a culture needs a reality-based set of solutions to get out of any mess it finds itself in.Consider a bit of history. General William T. Sherman turned the tide of the Civil War, by his...
Senator Rand Paul’s Morality and the Welfare State
A recent article about Senator Rand Paul in abcnews.com unintentionally reveals a lot about why the GOP has failed to make the proper case against the welfare state and in favor of constitutionally limited government.
Wisconsin's Paul Ryan Takes on the Welfare State
Of all the new faces in the new House of Representatives, the only one -- so far -- to not speak the Republican dialect of "Washingtonspeak" is Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin. Ryan has been in Congress for a decade, but he’s about to become a lot more influential. Ryan...
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