Topic: Welfare

Have Democrats forgotten about Clinton? July 1, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Senator Thune recalls our attention to the 1990s and the obvious agreed-upon policy that those on welfare should still have jobs.
Why are ‘conservative’ influencers promoting welfare spending? March 24, 2025 Olivia Murray The mockingbird media isn’t just a leftwing spectacle anymore.
The line in the sand February 26, 2025 Ronald Beaty Restoring America’s social contract.
Public records requests reveals that Massachusetts welfare recipients are spending their EBT funds in tropical locations September 4, 2024 Olivia Murray They can’t afford groceries and necessities, but they can afford airfare to Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Five percent of all the global Syrian population now lives in Germany, 53% of them are on the public dole August 6, 2024 Olivia Murray “Despite promises that Syrians would integrate into the German economy, the numbers still tell a very different story….”
Revolutionizing Government Assistance with Cryptocurrency July 29, 2024 Michael Applebaum The current system is an invitation for fraud, expensive to maintain, and disincentivizes smart decisions. It doesn’t have to be that way.
TX’s Jasmine Crockett floats idea of ‘no taxes’ for blacks as form of ‘reparations’ April 11, 2024 Olivia Murray Democrats have such a low opinion of black Americans and it shows.
Guaranteed income programs come at a steep cost March 23, 2024 Eric Utter “Free” money may sound like a grand idea to the do-gooder mind, but it is obviously counterintuitive to a rational one.
Illegals drop out of government programs, welfare bureaucrats hardest hit September 4, 2018 Monica Showalter Welfare bureaucrats are putting the scream on, with news that President Trump's efforts to enforce immigration law are incentivizing illegal aliens to drop out of assorted welfare programs.
NPR: ‘The Art Of Living At The Poverty Line’ May 27, 2016 Ed Lasky Meet the poverty-level single mom NPR says “may be the single most successful and productive beneficiary of government assistance you'll ever meet”...who enjoys a Caribbean vacation and so much more on your dime.
Dramatic success in 2 states that innovated on subsidies for poor people May 1, 2016 Thomas Lifson It is amazing what a little understanding of human nature can accomplish in a welfare program.
How to Make $30,000 or More in One Hour Every Two Years November 6, 2014 Michael L. Grable Who pays anyone $30,000 for one hour of their time every two years? If you're part of the 25% paying 90% of the Nation's income taxes, you do.
The Destruction of Character by the Welfare State June 28, 2014 Steven Goldfien MD As our founders understood only too well, human nature cannot be ignored
No Mere Fluke? February 7, 2014 Glenn Fairman The left's poster girl for promiscuity is back... or is she?
Fat, Flunked, and Freaked Out January 23, 2014 Allan Erickson Bread and circuses, 21st-century style.
How to Do the War on Poverty Right January 11, 2014 Bruce Walker Lyndon Johnson's efforts failed spectacularly. But there was a private-sector War on Poverty that worked wonders.
The Medicaid Scam December 16, 2013 Leann Horrocks ObamaCare opponents need to understand that it's not Medicare paving the way to a single-payer system.
On the Road to Itascas December 15, 2013 Deborah C. Tyler A three-generation snapshot of a family representing the progressive stages in the free-fall of American morality.
California's Economic Armageddon November 7, 2013 Rose C. Friend Welfare is the Achilles heel of postmodern politics.
No Demagoguery Needed October 30, 2013 William R. Hawkins The facts about welfare are bad enough.
Walmart's (and America's) Lesson in Greed October 20, 2013 Trevor Thomas Greed is not solely the province of the wealthy.
It's Not Just Failed ObamaCare October 15, 2013 Christopher Chantrill The liberals have spent the last century taking credit for capitalism's triumphs -- but the reality is just a little different.
Immigration Reform: Not Easy, But it is Simple June 23, 2013 C. Edmund Wright Fixing the immigration mess is a lot more straightforward than the Democrats -- and some Republicans -- have made it seem.
Tsarnaev family received at least $100,000 in public assistance April 30, 2013 Thomas Lifson As more facts slowly leak out about the Tsarnaev family, progressives face a harmonic convergence of political embarrassment, as the consequences of their favorite policies become evident
The Moral Force of Fatherhood January 27, 2013 Glenn Fairman Although conceived in compassion, programs such as AFDC had the perverse consequence of driving the male from the home and causing the role of provider to fall upon Uncle Sam.
The Facts on Food Stamps January 25, 2013 Warren Beatty At best, ineffective, according to new studies. And, food stamp recipients have increased by an average of 11,133 per day under Obama.
America's Daddyless Black Kids December 27, 2012 J. Robert Smith The cancer of fatherless children, illegitimacy, and shattered, dysfunctional families is spreading and bumping up the income ladder.
Work is for suckers November 29, 2012 Thomas Lifson Mitt Romney was correct in bemoaning the reality that we have 47% of the population receiving a subsidy from the federal government, but he chose the wrong focus. Our culture revolves around victims, and hard working people are now victimized.
How Liberals Screw the 47 Percent September 25, 2012 Christopher Chantrill How to build a welfare state that imprisons 47 percent of Americans or more under the bureaucratic domination of the administrative welfare state and that keeps that 47 percent voting Democratic.
Gutting welfare reform for fun and political profit July 15, 2012 Thomas Lifson The July 12 gutting of welfare reform, announced as guidance by the Obama administration, serves at least 2 agendas for the Obama administration.
Obama administration undermining work requirements for welfare recipients July 13, 2012 Thomas Lifson With no statutory authority to back up the move, the Obama administration is gutting the work requirements of the 1996 welfare reform.
Takers Taking Over January 24, 2012 Jeffrey Folks Ominously, the percentage of takers, those who collect benefits and pay no federal income tax, now sits at 49%. Anything beyond that and the country is lost forever.
Obama's Poverty Politics Trick to Redistribute even more tax dollars January 22, 2012 Ed Lasky Barack Obama is manipulating poverty statistics to cover income redistribution on a massive scale
The Great Obama Welfare State September 12, 2011 Chad Stafko The U.S. has become an ever-growing welfare state under Obama. Government dependence is at its highest level in American history
Obama Baits the Dependency Trap August 23, 2011 John T. Bennett There is such a thing as free lunch -- as long as you are not a taxpayer.