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Ex-Im Loan to Australia’s Richest Person Attracts Opposition 27 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
Sallie James Well, this is awkward. OK, not really. Because despite the fact that a mooted Ex-Im loan will help my homeland (or, more precisely, a company based in my homeland), it is still not ok. ...
Surge in Disability Claims is a Gold Mine for Law Firms 23 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
Tad DeHaven Hoosiers watching television during the day might have noticed the numerous commercials from law firms advertising their ability to help clients obtain government disability benefits. Tha...
Discussing Social Security Disability Insurance on C-SPAN 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
Tad DeHaven This morning, I discussed Social Security Disability Insurance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal:
Good News! U.S. Can Keep Sending $147m (per annum) to Brazilian Cotton Farmers after All 21 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
Sallie James Phew. That was close. Earlier this month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said that without a new farm bill to replace the 2008 farm bill, the USDA would not have the authority or ...
Problems with Federal Infrastructure 20 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
Chris Edwards A new essay at Downsizing Government focuses on infrastructure investment. The essay discusses problems with federal infrastructure spending and the advantages of privatizing infrastruc...
Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work 17 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
Michael Tanner Most decisions in life are the result of a cost-benefit analysis. When residents in Connecticut consider getting a job, they assume they would be better off having a job than not. They...
Social Security Disability Fraud in Puerto Rico 16 Aug 2013 | 01:37 am
Tad DeHaven In 2011, the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Paletta reported on the rapid growth in individuals applying for and receiving Social Security disability benefits. Paletta found that Puerto Ric...
Thomas Jefferson's Sequester 15 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
Chris Edwards As federal policymakers gear up to battle over federal spending and the budget sequester this Fall, it is interesting to consider past efforts at restraint. President Calvin Coolidge, f...
The Post Office is Broke: End Washington’s Postal Monopoly 14 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
Doug Bandow The United States Postal Service has run up $4 billion in losses so far this year, on top of last year’s $15.9 billion deficit. Washington should get out of the mail business. Congress ....
Liberalization of Standards for Disability Benefits Is Turning Able-bodied Workers into Government Dependents 12 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
Tad DeHaven Several weeks ago, I witnessed an able-bodied individual who had parked in a handicapped-only space proceed to put in a strenuous workout at my gym. Indeed, a casual internet search revea...
