Increasing Dependence on Government

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 4, 2006

In a new report, the 2006 Index of Dependency, the Heritage Foundation concludes that Americans are growing increasingly dependent on government in the areas of housing, health care, education,…

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‘Moderate,’ from a liberal’s perspective

  • December 3, 2006

Dimitri Vassilaros of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reminds us of how those who fought for Independence and against slavery and for women’s suffrage were not moderates, but “extremists”. But that’s…

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Kid’s coverage shortfalls

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 1, 2006

Stateline.org reports that many states Children’s Health Insurance Programs (S-CHIP) face multi-million dollar shortfalls, and hope that the federal government will bail them out. The article notes that states…

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Can 600 economists all be wrong?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 1, 2006

Greg Mankiw blogs on some economists “support” for a minimum wage increase. Some economists see the “modest benefits” outweighing the “modest adverse affects”. But unlike Governor Rendell and his…

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Ousted legislators’ nest eggs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 1, 2006

Tracie Mauriello of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette advises “Don’t feel badly for state Rep. Mike Veon just because voters booted him out of office. … he’ll have free health insurance…

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