Socialism and the Social Safety Net
The social safety net is not charity. It’s a covenant: an understanding that, when we protect the most vulnerable among us, we protect ourselves as well. A society that lets its people slip into poverty and despair is not efficient or free; it’s broken.
Corporate Socialism and the Hypocrisy of Corporate Welfare
In the U.S., corporations that publicly champion the free market and limited government are often the first in line for handouts when times get tough… or even when they don’t. They push for deregulation and smaller government until it’s their profits on the line; then it’s subsidies, bailouts, and tax breaks.