The so-called War on Poverty has failed. Making government bigger and creating more federal redistribution programs has been bad news for taxpayers. But the welfare state also has been a disaster for the less fortunate, creating a flypaper effect that makes it difficult for people to lead independent and self-reliant lives. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video shows how the poverty rate was falling after World War II — but then stagnated once the federal government got involved.
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September 30, 2011 07:20
The Black Hole of Government Waste and Corruption
Taxes and regulations ravage the nation’s savings, suffocate ambition, undermine business operations, erase certainty and penalize the successful while rewarding the indigent.
September 28, 2011 19:37
At the Consent of the Government
Perhaps the greatest evil of our age is that people who assert absolute principles, such as Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, and many others, do so under the pretense of being “centrist,” which is supposed to mean reasonable
June 16, 2011 06:21
Is “sustainable” code word for wealth redistribution and centralized control?
UN Agenda 21 has the goal of wealth redistribution and central planning of your life under the guise of “saving the planet.” Many communities have adopted these guidelines without a thorough review by their citizens.
June 3, 2011 04:15
Paul Ryan’s budget plan “a threat to Democrats and the president”
Van Jones a self avowed communist and former White House staffer tells an audience that Paul Ryan’s budget will destroy more infrastructure than al-qaeda. Jones was Obama’s “green jobs” czar who is a spread the wealth (take it form those who have it and give it to people you like) activist that now works for the Center for American Progress which advises Obama.
June 2, 2011 20:02
An anti-commerce commerce secretary? Only Obama could do this
If personnel is policy, there can be no better choice to help implement President Obama’s anti-growth energy policy and redistribution of wealth plans than his choice to be the next secretary of commerce, John Bryson.
April 4, 2011 04:14
Progressive Fallacy Number 667: Wealth Redistribution Creates Societal ‘Harmony’
Progressive preachers probably identify with Chinese President Hu Jintao’s intention to reduce his citizenry’s income gap in order to create a “harmonious society.” The Communist’s sentiment saturates the politics of the Democratic Party.
March 22, 2011 09:30
The Left’s Economic Terrorism Playbook: Coalition too Destroy US Capitalism and Redistribute Wealth
The Chase Campaign for a Coalition of Unions, Community Groups, Lawmakers and Students to Take Down US Capitalism and Redistribute Wealth & Power
February 9, 2011 11:11
Shocking Video Of Howard Dean Declaring That It Is The Job Of The Government To Redistribute Our Wealth
Pretty soon you end up with an entire class of people that have learned how to “make a living” by being a parasite of the government, and that is not good for any economy.
