Government spending, almost by definition, is wasteful. But it’s worth distinguishing between two types of waste. Money that is spent properly but inefficiently. Money that is diverted by crooks and scammers. Today, we’re going to focus on the second type of waste. I’ve previously writte...
Government interference on the definition of marriage through issuing marriage licenses; also, not only making the definition of marriage a government issue, but also making it a federal issue Excessive bureaucratic regulations[5] Nationalizing local police forces[6] Open borders and mass immigration[...
Brazil is on an unsustainable debt path as a result of left-leaning President Lula’s public spending largesse. Since the start of his third term in office in January 2023, Brazil’s budget deficit has approximately doubled from almost five percent to 9.5 percent of GDP. …This is raising ...
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When a gun was in the house, an abused woman was six times more likely than other abused women to be killed. The domestic violence problem in Maine is equally stark and tragic and presents one of our most obstinate crime problems. This has been reinforced during my years on Maine's ...
Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has tabled an urgent question asking the chancellor for a statement "on the growing pressure of borrowing costs on the public finances". Rachel Reeves's deputy, chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, is answering in her place, and he tells the House: "F...
of alcohol or tobacco leads to a reduction in consumption and, therefore, to positive effects on health outcomes and, particularly in the case of alcohol, to better public safety (e.g., fewer motor vehicle fatalities, fewer homicides, less domestic violence and child abuse) (Jochelson, 2006)...
The government has introduced a fee waiver for survivors of domestic abuse who apply to use this service. But although the reform is welcomed, the way it works still leaves many trapped between a dangerous dilemma: get financial support at the risk of abuse, or avoid abuse and risk financial...
abuse. It entered into a PPP arrangement with the private bank Indue Limited which was contracted to administer the automated payment system. During the first year of trialling, the card cost approximately $10,000 per participant to administer, with $128.8 million included in the forward ...
Scandinavian nations are not socialist, at least if we’re using the technical definition (government ownership, central planning, and price controls). But those countries do have big welfare states. And that means stifling tax burdens. And those harsh taxes don’t just apply to rich taxpayers....