"Government grows because low-income individuals use the political system to redistribute income toward themselves."

"From a theoretical point of view, lifetime income would be ideal, but the practical problems in estimating it are eno…"

"Plato argued that in a good society the ratio of the richest to the poorest person's income should be at the most fou…"

""Welfare" in the United States is a patchwork of more than 80 programs that provide benefits primarily to low-income …"

"During the 1980's, the top statutory marginal income tax rate in the United States fell from 70 percent to 28 percent."

"In an experiment in Illinois, members of a randomly selected group of unemployed individuals were offered a bonus of …"

"The mere ability to postpone taxes may not seem all that important, but its consequences are enormous."

"Peoples views on how the government should conduct its financial operations are heavily influenced by their political…"

"In this country, the number of individuals on the government payroll certainly underestimates the importance of gover…"

"Only empirical work - analysis based on observation and experience as opposed to theory - can answer the question of …"