Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Welfare Magnet Theory: Do Large Welfare States Attract Low-Skilled Immigrants?

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To leave one's home to live in another country is a huge undertaking. It involves leaving behind that which you once knew, and once you ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A Soft Drink Tax Is Hardly A Sweet Policy Idea

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Sugary drinks, and sodas in particular, are tasty. popular among people in the United States. About half of Americans drink a soda every day...
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Warren's "Medicare for All" Math: A Lot of Wishful Thinking Plus Avoiding Her Tax on the Middle Class

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There has been a major push for single-payer healthcare vis-à-vis Medicare for All (M4A), one that was most prominently started by Senator B...
Friday, November 1, 2019

California Provides an Argument Against Mandated Paid Family Leave

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At least in a U.S.-based context, California is known as a state that is at the forefront of trying policies that are heralded by the Left. ...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Democratic Party Policy Ideas Not Popular Enough to Win 2020 Presidential Election

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I have to love the optimism of my self-identifying progressive friends when it comes to them thinking that "progressivism" will wi...
Friday, October 18, 2019

Is the One Percent Finally Paying A Smaller Percentage In Taxes Than the Poor in the U.S.? Probably Not.

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Income inequality continues to be a rallying cry for the Democratic presidential candidates. Whether it is the idea of raising the  estate t...
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Why Vegans and Environmentalists Should Cut Back on the War on Meat

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In efforts to fight climate change, there have been multiple proposals to cut back on carbon emissions, including carbon taxes ,  geo-engine...