Tag Archives: Social Security

Let’s give thanks for a remarkable time in history

Thanksgiving. It is the quintessential American holiday. At the conclusion of the harvest season, we gather together to take stock of the good. In the words of George Washington, it is set aside “as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty […]

Can we tax reform our way out of debt?

I, for one, welcome our new debt-concerned Democrats. As the tax reform debate wages in Washington, those on the left are assailing GOP plans from an unusual vantage: our national debt. Some estimates indicate the reform proposals will add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over 10 years. That is why some Democrats claim they […]

Antiquated regulations can nudge workers in wrong direction

You win some, you lose some. This week, the men of the United States national soccer team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. They had one job: Don’t lose their final qualifying match. But they did, to Trinidad and Tobago, a country with a population approximately equal to the state of Maine. So […]