Obama's Plan to Help the Poor is to Make Government Bigger. Paul Ryan's Plan is to Make It Better.
Both want to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). But Ryan's plan would reform the system rather than grow it.
Poverty
Ronald Bailey Reviews The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Does energy equity trump climate moralizing?
The Free Market Is the Best Antidote to Poverty
Left free, the market will provide the greatest benefit to workers, employers, and consumers.
Debunking Popular Nonsense About Income Mobility in America
So what if the rich are richer than ever? American income mobility is still strong.
A Serious Anti-Poverty Agenda Has to Include Criminal Justice Reform
Civil society vs. the law
Sorry, Pope Francis: Poverty, Not Inequality, Is the Source of Social Evil
Inequality in poor countries is much worse than inequality in rich countries
The Most Interesting Man in Buzzfeed's Paul Ryan Profile Is Not Paul Ryan
Poverty and the right
Modernity Means More Stuff
Reviewing the massive material flows that make the modern world possible.
When the Government Is the Slum Lord
At least the private ones aren't subsidized by taxpayers
Nation's Biggest Cities Have Highest Income Inequality
Not conservative strongholds. Imagine that.
Chill Out About Global Warming
We can love nature and still hate the tyranny of bureaucrats' rules.
'Promise Zones' Don't Fix What Truly Ails Poor Communities
Fostering economic recovery requires easing up on regulations
Anti-Poverty Groups Worry Affordable Care Act Not Really Affordable
Even with those subsidies
Obama Pitches 'Promise Zone' Incentive Program
Rand Paul, who suggested something similar for Detroit, approves
Petty Law Enforcement vs. the Poor
How the state's desire to manage our movement harms the poor
Obama Administration's Policies Have Had Little Impact on Poverty
13 million more Americans on food stamps than when his presidency began
Let's Make 2014 the Year of Freedom for Low-Wage Workers
Our regulations price low-income people out of greater job potential. That is a crime.
Linda Tirado and the Politicization of Poverty
Like millions of Americans, Linda Tirado will overcome temporary poverty. Unlike most of them, much of her success comes from a message that perpetuates the poverty trap.
Indiana Restaurant Pressured to Stop Feeding Homeless
Nearby businesses complained constantly
Obama Flogs 'Income Gap' in Speech
Maybe stop taking people's money and giving it to overpaid government bureaucrats?
Fast Food Strikes Planned for Thursday in 100 Cities
How many of them will be actual employees?
Homelessness Down for Third Straight Year in US
A bit more than 610,000 counted in latest survey
Hackensack Welfare Official Provides Valuable Lesson to Homeless About Dangers of Being Honest, Trustworthy
Turn in found money, lose your benefts
