Have you ever given money to the food stamp program? Do you know anyone who has?
ISSUES
Privatizing the Welfare State
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Let’s Privatize the Welfare State
The proposal would work like this. Each taxpayer would be able to allocate up to $2,000 of taxes owed to any qualified charity providing assistance to indigent people. Taxpayers could make their gifts at any time during the year and claim a credit on their April 15th tax return.
Freeing Entrepreneurs to Provide Essential Services to the Poor
The goal is to free entrepreneurs to provide essential services to the poor — such as transportation, child care, security, housing and health care.
Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families and Outdated Laws
“The authors call upon the federal government to get out of the way of marketplace initiatives. Employers and employees across the country are perfectly capable of making mutually beneficial adjustments if the government simply unties their hands. They offer realistic solutions; solutions that involve empowering people, giving them more choices, and making government less intrusive.”
How the GOP Can Erase the Gender Gap
Female voters under age 50 favor Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a margin of two to one in battleground states. This is partly the result of Republican blunders and partly the result of a skillful campaign in which Democrats are accusing Republicans of waging a “war on women.”
Why Does Crime Pay?
This classic study was the first think tank report to measure how many days in prison you can expect if you commit various crimes. Morgan Reynolds
Factories Behind Bars
This classic study argues that America’s 2 million prisoners should not lose their right to work just because they are behind bars. Indeed, they should be able to work for any employer – consistent with the need to maintain prison order and security.
Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World
Most national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal crisis as costs rise and the stated goals of universal access and quality care are not met. In almost all cases, the reason is the same: the politics of medicine. The problems of government-run health care systems flow inexorably from the fact that they are government-run rather than market driven.
Child Care Tax Credits: A Supply Side Success Story
Middle-income working mothers return at least 69 cents in new taxes for each dollar they receive in child care tax credits. By some estimates, government makes a “profit” on middle-income families by receiving more than a dollar in new taxes for each dollar of tax credits.