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Cutting tax rates would fund charitable programs to replace government charities
From the Pacific Research Institute: In 2005, Americans contributed $48 billion to health and social services via individual donations, as well as through foundations and corporations. Philanthropic giving is insensitive to tax rates, constantly hovering around two percent of income … Continue reading
Government health insurance: a political power grab
From Paul Starr’s The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry (Basic Books, New York. 1982. P. 235). “Whoever provides medical care or pays the costs of illness stands … Continue reading
Government health insurance builds state allegiance
In his review of John E. Murray’s Origins of American Health Insurance: A History of Industrial Sickness Funds, George C. Leef writes: Murray points to an important subtext in the Progressive case. One reason Bismarck had worked so hard for … Continue reading