Posted July 10, 2010 by L. Carey Rowland in Work
Michael Boskin, of the Hoover Institution:
"It's dangerous for society to get into a position where more than half of the voters get back from the government more than they pay in taxes."
What about this?
The former Council of Economic Advisors chairman also contends that Obama administration policies have increased the percentage of Americans who "get back more from the government than they pay." He says that percentage is now 50%.
Mr. Boskin states further that under leadership that minimizes federal control (instead of expanding it), we could get back to having only 40% of our people collecting more than they pay in.
What about this?
Is it possible under present conditions to reverse our societal drift toward governmental supervision of our livelihood?
Would such a reversal be beneficial, or should we continue to assign more responsibility for our welfare to federal agencies?
Suppose we were able to turn back that tide toward federal control. Who would benefit?
Would the working people of the USA be better off in the long run to be working for the government? Or would we ultimately fare better in working for other (say, entrepreneurial) "we the people" among us?
"It's dangerous for society to get into a position where more than half of the voters get back from the government more than they pay in taxes."
What about this?
The former Council of Economic Advisors chairman also contends that Obama administration policies have increased the percentage of Americans who "get back more from the government than they pay." He says that percentage is now 50%.
Mr. Boskin states further that under leadership that minimizes federal control (instead of expanding it), we could get back to having only 40% of our people collecting more than they pay in.
What about this?
Is it possible under present conditions to reverse our societal drift toward governmental supervision of our livelihood?
Would such a reversal be beneficial, or should we continue to assign more responsibility for our welfare to federal agencies?
Suppose we were able to turn back that tide toward federal control. Who would benefit?
Would the working people of the USA be better off in the long run to be working for the government? Or would we ultimately fare better in working for other (say, entrepreneurial) "we the people" among us?
