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Government Pensions, Incentives, and Our Everlasting Welfare State: https://mises.org/wire/government-pensions-incentives-and-our-everlasting-welfare-state Disincentives The Council’s recommendation is based on a concept which is equally applicable to other government welfare programs such as unemployment insurance, child benefits, etc. These programs are a disincentive to employment because government handouts trigger the entitlement mindset, “Why should I get a job when the government is willing to force other people to support me?” Thus, by discouraging productive work, the government’s policies promote the growth of problems they are supposedly trying to solve, namely the alleviation of poverty. As Thomas DiLorenzo wrote : Government Hypocrisy Since the labour market was one of the areas on which the government asked the Council to focus , it is noteworthy that their advice was rejected out of hand . Noteworthy, but not surprising. Seniors are a large voting bloc, which means economic growth will be sacrificed as the Liberals pander to the desires of pensioners. Rejection of Council’s advice by Canada’s Liberal government reflects the mindset of the vast majority of politicians, which is to say or do whatever is required to get elected, and re-elected. That is why, when we study the government’s various policies, we see that hypocrisy is the common thread. The government says it wants economic growth, yet it continues to maintain various welfare programs which inhibit economic growth. These are conflicting policies, which means the government’s actions are hypocritical. Council members were hand picked by the government, and the government did not dispute their advice. They simply ignored it, and have continued to ignore it for two years. Moreover, governments have likely been aware of the counterproductive effects of government welfare programs for decades, just as economists have been aware. Therefore, it is NOT true that “slower economic growth” is an “unintended consequence” of government welfare programs. In fact, slower economic growth, which reduces overall prosperity, was, and is, the government’s intended outcome. The outcome is “intended” because the government “intentionally” maintains its welfare programs with full knowledge of their negative economic effects. This doesn’t mean politicians like the negative economic effects. It simply means that votes from various welfare constituencies are more important to them than increased prosperity for all groups. That may sound counterintuitive, but not if you understand the mindset of politicians and bureaucrats. Governments do not usually favor increased prosperity for all groups unless they can claim that their policies deserve credit for this outcome. Thus, increased prosperity for all groups due to the elimination of government welfare programs makes the government look bad. Guaranteed Minimum Income Theory Another socialist program which is gaining new adherents is the Universal Basic Income , or some other form of guaranteed minimum income. Many promoters of a ‘no strings attached government-guaranteed-income’ believe such programs will alleviate poverty by increasing employment. They say this is likely because unemployed people will not lose any portion of their government-guaranteed-income if they become employed. In other words, there is no disincentive to work. That’s their theory. Council’s report blows that theory out of the water. Asserting a causal effect on the workforce-participation rate, Council recommended increasing the age of eligibility for CPP, which is unconditional, and OAS, which is unconditional for people whose incomes do not exceed a specified threshold ($75,910 in 2018). Thus, Council’s position is clear: Unconditional welfare handouts are a disincentive to work. Again, these are the experts hand picked by the leftist government. Conclusion Eliminating welfare handouts will incentivize older people to work, an effect likely to be even more pronounced with the younger generations, as they tend to be healthier and more energetic. Even though a majority of people do NOT trust their government , it is difficult to convince welfare recipients they can prosper by giving up free money. Therefore, the elimination of economically counterproductive government welfare programs may well hinge on voters’ ability to grasp basic economic concepts and dispense with their misconceptions about the ideology of socialism. To borrow a sentiment from Ludwig von Mises , we need to rid ourselves of the idea “that the State or the Government is the embodiment of all that is good and beneficial.”

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should support eliminating limits on campaign contributions: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/03/07/limits-campaign-contributions-hurt-newcomers-like-aoc-column/3083429002/

And you forgot HAARP: http://www.haarp.net/

Other organizations think so. https://www.mrc.org/bozells-column/npr-admits-liberal-bias

No, actually it's chemtrails.

NPR. lol

I will continue to listen to Forbes while you continue to get the wool pulled over your eyes.

Ughh. The 49ers effectively flipped the Bears the bird by franchising Robbie Gould, although they could work out a trade. Unlikely though, I don't think the Bears organization/owners are wiling to to spend big money on a kicker. Some interesting scenarios here: https://beargoggleson.com/2019/03/04/chicago-bears-attempt-trade-robbie-gould/

Green New Deal Reveals the Naked Truth of Agenda 21: https://canadafreepress.com/article/green-new-deal-reveals-the-naked-truth-of-agenda-21

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Monumental Hypocrisy: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-monumental-hypocrisy/

'97% Of Climate Scientists Agree' Is 100% Wrong: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexepstein/2015/01/06/97-of-climate-scientists-agree-is-100-wrong/#619404d33f9f

Where have I said it was tough? And Mr. Granderson and others supporting reparations have made it very clear that they want my money, and the money of other Caucasian Americans.

It's not over until the doors close on the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

http://reason.com/blog/2019/03/06/recycling-expensive-trash-landfill Agreed. Some municipalities would better serve their taxpayers citizens if they eliminated their recycling programs, they cost too much money.

Here we go:

The Case for Hillary: http://www.cosmicweenie.com/Consider_Hillary.pdf

But that is mostly by design.

According to Mr. Granderson I have accumulated oodles of "generational wealth" just by the virtue of having to have been born Caucasian during the 1960's in the United States of America. Therefore he and others are entitled to a certain amount of that wealth: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/opinions/reparations-democratic-candidates-2020-granderson/index.html

House Democrats announce broad probe into allegations of obstruction of justice: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/congress-investigates-obstruction-justice-jerry-nadler/index.html So much for Congress getting anything of substance done, but then again that can be a good thing. The body has devolved into nothing but a bunch of squabbling children, jockeying for power, money, and one-upping each other.

https://deadline.com/2019/03/nearly-3m-pay-tv-subscribers-cut-service-in-2018-double-2017-rate-study-1202570400/ I cut the traditional cable/satellite cord about 8 years ago and never looked back. Subscriptions to Netflix & Sling TV, along with Amazon Prime video, and a traditional TV antenna for OTA broadcasts are all our family needs. And it is a simple matter to stream YouTube videos on the family television.

Ocasio-Cortez Gets Roasted For Promoting False Attacks On CPAC: https://www.dailywire.com/news/44273/ocasio-cortez-gets-grilled-promoting-false-attacks-ryan-saavedra

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/us/politics/aipac-congress-democrats.html An ominous prediction. Of course I will probably be labeled as anti-Semitic for just posting this story.