There is a lot of talk today in America about inequality—but all of it needs to start (though it usually doesn’t) with this fact...

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May 31, 2023 • Weekly Newsletter
When It Comes to Inequality, We Should Count Our Blessings ([link removed])
Robert M. Whaples (Real Clear Markets)
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There is a lot of talk today in America about inequality—but all of it needs to start (though it usually doesn’t) with this fact: the consumption levels of the poorest 5 percent of Americans today stand at the 95th percentile of all people who have ever lived! Time to revise (drastically) the textbooks! READ MORE » ([link removed])
Is Social Justice Just? ([link removed])
Edited by Robert M. Whaples et al.
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Charity Without the Welfare State ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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Can we have a safety net that meets the needs of people who experience misfortune without creating a permanent class of nonworking dependents who behave in socially undesirable ways? “Yes,” says John Goodman, the father of health savings accounts—and he shows us how. READ MORE » ([link removed])
New Way to CareSocial Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
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The Supreme Court’s Watershed 9-0 Ruling: Sackett v. EPA Ruling Is a Victory for Property Rights ([link removed])
K. Lloyd Billingsley (The Beacon)
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In the government’s vision, growth of EPA power equals progress and any curtailment of EPA power allegedly takes the country “backwards.” But, in a 9-0 ruling regarding property rights, the Supreme Court just said otherwise. It’s a watershed event. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Re-Thinking GreenAlternatives to Environmental Bureaucracy ([link removed])
Edited by Robert Higgs, Carl P. Close
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Biden’s College Loan Write-offs Are Unfair, Irresponsible—and Illegal ([link removed])
Richard K. Vedder (New York Post)
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When scholars at the conservative Heritage Foundation reach the same negative conclusion about a policy as scholars at the liberal Urban Institute, you can be sure the thing is bad. So why, exactly, are we still considering federal student-loan forgiveness? READ MORE » ([link removed])
Restoring the PromiseHigher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
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