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Source:The Bulwark talking about Sleepy Don & Michael Cohen in court. Source:The New Democrat “Michael Cohen substantiated 99% of what’s needed to prove Trump’s hush money reimbursement scheme—and so far, Cohen held his own under the weak defense counsel’s cross-exam. Plus, are we past the peak power of the corporate lobbying world? Ben Wittes and […]
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Tenzin Tsetan Choklay: Daniel Patrick Moynihan on Meet the Press
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat In this whole video I was most impressed with Pat Moynihan when he was talking about what became Welfare to Work in 1996. Which is what he supported when he … Continue reading
Posted in Meet The Press
Tagged America, American Economy, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Economic Freedom, Education, Job Placement, Job Training, Lyndon Johnson, Meet The Press, Middle Class, NBC News, Public Assistance, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon Administration, Richard Nixon Presidency, Safety Net, The 1960s, The 1970s, United States, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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The Week: Opinion: Jeff Spross: “Three Reasons Why Work Requirements For Food Stamps Are a Bad Idea”: Why We Should Encourage Economic Independence Over Government Dependence
The Week: Opinion: Jeff Spross: Three Reasons Why Work Requirements For Food Stamps Are a Bad Idea This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress Here’s a big area where the Democratic Party disagrees. Where the Center-Left … Continue reading
Liberty Pen: Video: Walter E Williams: The Many Welfare State Beneficiaries
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger It depends on how you define welfare and who it is supposed to be for. That is who should benefit from welfare and those programs. But generally speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Safety Net, Social Insurance, Walter E. Williams, Welfare, Welfare State
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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley- Milton Friedman: On The Negative Income Tax
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is … Continue reading
Reason Magazine: Michael Tanner: ‘Welfare Pays More Than Minimum Wage in Thirty-Five State’s’
Source:Reason Magazine– President William J. Clinton (Democrat, Arkansas) signing the 1996 Welfare To Work Law. “If you came to me and offered to pay me what I’m making now and tell me that I could stay home I’m certainly going … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, Reason
Tagged 104th Congress, 1996, 1996 Welfare to Work Law, 2013, America, Arkansas, Bill Clinton, CATO, Cato Institute, Democratic Party, Michael Tanner, Nick Gillespie, Poverty in America, President Bill Clinton, The 1990s, The White House, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, War on Poverty, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare, Welfare Insurance, Welfare to Work
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Common Sense Capitalism: Milton Friedman: Liberals & Welfare
Source:Commonsense Capitalism-University of Chicago Professor Milton Friedman. “Milton Friedman: Liberals and Welfare” From Commonsense Capitalism I think Professor Friedman basic points here are very solid. It’s not Liberals who are constantly pushing for more Welfare and other social welfare spending, but … Continue reading
Cato Institute: Doug Bandow- America on Welfare
Source:CATO Institute– fellow Doug Bandow. You can also see this post on Blogger. “Living the good life on welfare. Even the Europeans recognize that they pay a high price for creating an increasingly dependent society. Denmark has been transfixed by the … Continue reading
Posted in CATO Video, Originals
Tagged 2013, America, Brookings Institute, Brookings Institution, Cash Assistance, Cato Institute, Doug Bandow, Economic Freedom, Education, Gigi Hinton, Individual Freedom, Job Placement, Job Training, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, Safety Net, Social Insurance, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare
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Brookings Institution: Gigi Hinton & Ron Haskins- ‘America’s Welfare Transformation’
Source:Brookings Institution– Senior Fellow Ron Haskins. “Ron Haskins: In 1996, welfare was changed from an entitlement to a program with time limits and work requirements. Has this welfare reform worked?” From Brookings In 1996, a Republican Congress and President Bill Clinton … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, War on Poverty
Tagged 104th Congress, 1996, 2013, America, American Economy, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton Administration, Bill Clinton Presidency, Bill Clinton White House, Brookings, Brookings Institution, Center Left, Democratic Party, Economic Freedom, Gigi Hinton, Individual Freedom, President Bill Clinton, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Progressivism, Republican Party, Ron Haskins, TANF, The 1990s, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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