Why Subsidies are Theft
We hear that “taxation is theft,” and much of it is, but it’s also true that a subsidy is theft. The Affordable Care Act is attractive to people because it offers “subsidies” to millions of people who cannot afford healthcare. What is a subsidy? It’s someone else’s money. By the
Prisons and Slavery are Also Ways to Combat Hunger and Food Insecurity
Liberals (and conservatives) say the dumbest things. The latest comes from White House spokesman Jay Carney. The topic was cuts in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: “These cuts come at a time when many hardworking American families are still struggling to make ends meet in the wake of the
It’s Not “In God We Trust” but “In Government We Trust”
Pennsylvania lawmaker Republican Rep. Rick Saccone is calling for “In God We Trust,” the same motto on the nation’s currency, to be placed on prominent display at all of the schools in the state. The bill has already passed the House Education Committee, 14 to9” It’s being called the “National
ObamaCare Requires Stealing to Operate
Tax cheat1 New York Democrat Charles Rangel claimed that no Republican voted for Social Security legislation when it came up for a vote in 1935: “It should give you some small comfort to know that, historically, the Republican Party always fought vigorously against these types of programs,” Rangel said. “I
Unions Want Taxpayers to Subsidize Their Healthcare
The unions want us to pay for their healthcare. “The AFL-CIO approved a resolution saying that President Obama’s health care overhaul will drive up the costs of union-sponsored health plans to the point that workers and employers are forced to abandon them.” I’m suspicious of any union attack of a