EconomyCommentary
Means-tested welfare is the third-largest segment of federal spending, only outranked by Social Security and Medicare. The U.S. welfare system has been growing for decades,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This week, I visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, to speak about free markets and socialism at the Conservative Political Action Conference. It was a fitting location:… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Education, employment, and family formation are “the building blocks for a flourishing life,” says the leader of the Georgia Center for Opportunity. But, unfortunately, America’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A major feature of the House Ways and Means Committee’s “tax bill” is an expansion of the child tax credit. This expansion was necessary to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Republicans released their budget resolution last week, and the proposal takes some important steps to advance reforms in welfare programs. One of the ways… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The farm bill is up for reauthorization this year. But despite its name, the vast majority of spending in the farm bill goes to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Most Americans think that work in exchange for government benefits is common sense. For safety-net benefits, work-capable beneficiaries should begin to work, look for work,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the food stamp program became (and has remained) bloated, in part because of a potentially illegal double-digit benefits increase by the… Read More
SocietyNews
George Opudo used to drive for Uber. Picking up and dropping off customers at Union Station in Washington, just steps away from the U.S. Capitol,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
American taxpayers are funding a university program that creates recipes for meals based on an African nation that exists only in comic books and movies…. Read More
EconomyNews
House Speaker Paul Ryan isn’t OK with the current poverty rate in the United States, especially considering how much money taxpayers have spent to combat… Read More
SocietyNews
House Speaker Paul Ryan called Thursday for a change of strategy in the nation’s 52-year-old War on Poverty. The Wisconsin Republican said he wants to empower… Read More
EconomyNews
Mary Mayhew, commissioner of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, knows her politics aren’t always popular. “I can’t stress enough what an attack campaign it… Read More
Bill Gates shared some insightful comments on welfare reform in an interview last month with Rolling Stone. “Why aren’t the technocrats taking the poverty programs,… Read More
When it comes to welfare, Paul Ryan’s budget takes some steps in the right direction. It has a work requirement, which is absolutely crucial to… Read More
According to a new report issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), $2.7 billion worth of improper food stamp payments were made in… Read More
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that more than 23 million households—a record 20 percent—are now on food stamps. This is a… Read More
Sen. Mike Lee (R–UT) introduced legislation last week to make welfare meet needs more constructively while exercising fiscal responsibility. His new bill—whose House companion will… Read More
When President Johnson launched the War on Poverty on Jan. 8, 1964, he pledged “not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure… Read More
Americans are a generous and conscientious people, concerned with making sure that no one falls through the cracks and that everyone is given a fair… Read More
Earlier this summer, the House took an important step in separating the bloated farm bill into an agriculture-only bill and a food stamp bill, which… Read More
Today, the Constitution turns 226 years old. Let’s not forget it states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The… Read More
This is Jason Greenslate’s typical day: “Wake up, go down to the beach, hang out with my friends, hit on some chicks, start drinking.” He… Read More
After trillions of dollars in welfare spending, “we’re losing the War on Poverty,” said Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) last week. In 1964, President Lyndon B…. Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare is not only hurting small businesses and economic growth. It might also give nearly a million low-income individuals a reason to leave work for… Read More
SocietyNews
In the kick-off to his most recent speaking tour, President Obama said the United States must “rebuild ladders of opportunity for all those Americans who… Read More
The farm bill died in the House—but could it live again? House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is reportedly pushing to split up the old… Read More
President Obama had been seeking ways to circumvent the 1996 welfare work requirements since coming to office, according to a 2009 memo released Tuesday by… Read More
The Heritage Foundation has issued the following statement in response to Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) comments about our new study on the cost of amnesty…. Read More
Most Americans believe “work is the best solution for poverty,” according to a recent Rasmussen Report. A full 80 percent of Americans agree with this… Read More
