Sunday, January 22, 2012

What’s More Compassionate for the Poor, Dependency or Self-Reliance? � International Liberty

What’s More Compassionate for the Poor, Dependency or Self-Reliance? � International Liberty:
As a taxpayer, I get upset about these examples. But as a public policy economist, I’m much more worried about the fiscal and economic impact of the program.

As a human being, though, my primary concern is the way redistribution saps the spirit of self reliance and traps people into lives of dependency. That’s the very first point I make in this debate on CNBC.