Tag: Welfare
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Rashida Tlaib Breaks the Curse of the Trapezoid
It is actually good to include the poor in the welfare state.
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The Unequal Distribution of Nonworkers Across Families
Equalizing the dependency burden is key to economic equality.
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The Family Fun Pack Is Getting Some Traction
Expect more family fun pack announcements in the near future.
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Are Benefit Phase-Ins Completely Pointless?
Phase-ins apparently do not increase labor supply.
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The Two-Income Trap Stuff Is Clearly Incorrect
Two incomes gets you more money than one income, obviously.
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Blahous: M4A Would Not Change Total National Health Spending
The Heartland Institute is clearly misrepresenting what Charles Blahous said.
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Providing Reparations for Victims of Unfree College
Student debt forgiveness excludes a lot of the victims.
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Hospitals Will Do Fine Under Medicare for All
Hospitals can offset revenue cuts with increased administrative efficiencies.
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Working Families Tax Relief Act Says 'Fuck You' to Poor Children
Democrats bizarrely continue to insist on phasing in benefits for children.
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US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
Only the Netherlands has a higher average compulsory payment wedge than the US.
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People Lose Their Employer-Sponsored Insurance Constantly
If you like your employer plan, you don't get to keep it.
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The Trilemma of Welfare, Middle Class Taxes, and Predistribution
You cannot rely on the rich for tax revenue if the rich do not exist.
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Market Incomes Will Always Produce Hideous Inequality
The path to equality always goes through the welfare state.
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Single Payer Myths: Crowding Out Other Government Spending
Kevin Drum and Wendell Primus are peddling centrist rubbish.
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Medicare for America Will Force People Off Their Insurance
Bosses will dump tens of millions onto Medicare without a choice.
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American Family Act Still Has Serious Design Flaws
It is a good start but there is no reason to design it like this.
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What Do Modern Monetary Theorists Think About Inflation?
It is basic quantity theory until it is convenient to obfuscate.
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Should We Pay All Child Carers Or Only Some of Them?
Liberals and leftists are unable to resolve this basic question.
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The Conservative Objection to the Family Fun Pack
It pains me to say this but they are not very good.
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Notes on Elizabeth Warren's Child Care Proposal
It is a good start but it should be improved in a few ways.