
The top 1% dropped the ball once again on ensuring the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
25 Mar 2019 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in economic history, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, family poverty, social insurance

Good news! By most measures, U.S. poverty has fallen substantially since 1980.
The reason? More government transfers. pic.twitter.com/9gZsBWkaAf
— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@Noahpinion) March 25, 2019
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Thomas Sowell: Economic vs Political Decision Making Complete
06 Mar 2019 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, economics of love and marriage, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Thomas Sowell, unemployment, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty, social insurance
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Free-Market Social Security
03 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: old age pensions, social insurance
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Why a terrorist lived three years longer than the NHS expected @cjsnowden @_JamieWhyte
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in economics of crime, health economics, law and economics Tags: drug lags, health insurance, NHS, social insurance, war against terror

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Who are the working class? — Interview with Tamar Jacoby | VIEWPOINT
29 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in economic history, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, unemployment, unions, welfare reform Tags: social insurance
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Welfare and the Politics of Poverty | Retro Report @nytimes @swinshi
17 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, public economics, welfare reform Tags: 1996 federal welfare reforms, social insurance
Like, even in 2014, before you go to PCE or health benefits. pic.twitter.com/IuxSahIXic
— Scott Winship (@swinshi) August 4, 2018
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.@childpovertynz doesn’t see working for your living as a central expectation of a healthy adult’s life!
14 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, family poverty, regressive left, social insurance

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Friedman 18 II Welfare Debate
09 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: social insurance, welfare state
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How do workers put food on table when they drop out of the labour force after unemployment insurance cuts?
27 May 2018 Leave a comment
by Jim Rose in applied price theory, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, unemployment Tags: social insurance, unemployment insurance, welfare state

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