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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
Source:The New Democrat “Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s […]
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Politics and Prose: Robert Reich- ‘The Common Good’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat In this long PBS style fundraiser marathon of a speech that Robert Reich gave in Washington about his book The Common Good, I got the sense that he was talking … Continue reading
Economic Policy Journal: David Gordon- A Libertarian Argument for the Welfare State
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Economic Policy Journal: David Gordon- A Libertarian Argument for the Welfare State Left-Libertarian, would be a solid way to describe my own politics I believe. I prefer Liberal or even … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Liberalism
Tagged Center Left, David Gordon, Economic Freedom, Education, Individual Freedom, Jerry Taylor, Job Training, Left Libertarianism, Left Libertarians, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Poverty, Safety Net, Social Insurance, Social Liberalism, Social Liberals
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Democratic Socialists USA: Social and Economic Bill of Rights
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Democratic Socialists USA: Social and Economic Bill of Rights When you look at the New Deal from President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s, you see the creation of the American … Continue reading
Posted in New Left
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Center Left, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Democratic Socialists USA, Economic Bill of Rights, Fair Deal, Far Left, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Society, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, New Deal, New Left, Progressives, Progressivism, Safety Net, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Social Insurance, Socialism, Socialists, Welfare State
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Conservable Economist: Opinion: Timothy Taylor: Rethinking Parameters of the US Welfare State
Source: Conservable Economist: Opinion: Timothy Taylor: Rethinking Parameters of the US Welfare State I have no problems with the American welfare state being smaller than Europe’s when it comes to a percentage of gross national product, or in pure dollars. … Continue reading
Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow
Source: Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow Libertarians like to point back to pre-1920s or the Nineteenth Century as the golden era for the American economy and perhaps the country as … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform
Source: Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live … Continue reading
Cato Institute: Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State
Cato Institute: Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State I’m not sure that Daniel Shapiro understands what Social Security is. And even though the title of his talk is about the so-called welfare state, this video only covers Social Security. Social … Continue reading
Sam Seder: The Majority Report- Ayn Rand: Secret Socialist
Source: Sam Seder: The Majority Report- Ayn Rand- Secret Socialist Is Ayn Rand a hypocrite, because she collected from Social Security and Medicare, two social programs that she was against? Actually no, because she paid into both of them and just … Continue reading
Posted in Ayn Rand
Tagged Ayn Rand, Libertarianism, Libertarians, Objectivism, Objectivists, Safety Net, Sam Seder, Social Insurance, Socialism, Socialists, Tea Party, The Majority Report
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US News: Opinion: Eric Schnurer: Why Ending Poverty May Require an Entrepreneurial Approach
US News: Opinion: Eric Schnurer: Why Ending Poverty May Require an Entrepreneurial Approach I agree with Eric Schnurer that the private sector should be involved in fighting poverty in America. Things like grants and subsidies to train low-income low-skilled adults … Continue reading
Posted in War on Poverty
Tagged Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Education, Eric Schnurer, Great Society, Infrastructure, Job Placement, Job Training, Lyndon Johnson, Non Profits, Poverty, Poverty in America, Private Sector, Public Assistance, Safety Net, Social Insurance, War on Poverty, Welfare
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American Enterprise: Blog: Arthur Brooks & Robert Doar: Welfare Reform And Lessons From The United Kingdom
American Enterprise: Blog: Arthur Brooks & Robert Doar: Welfare Reform And Lessons From The United Kingdom I don’t agree with U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions on much if anything. But C-SPAN was covering the Senate Budget Committee markup yesterday and I … Continue reading
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