Comments on: Everything You Need to Know about Entitlement Reform

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 320) | The Daily Hatch

Open letter to President Obama (Part 320) | The Daily Hatch — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:37:43 +0000

[…] are real change in the plan, but they’re the wrong kind of changes. Instead of the structural reforms to Medicare and Medicaid contained in the Ryan budget, the Simpson-Bowles report basically calls […]

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 316) | The Daily Hatch

Open letter to President Obama (Part 316) | The Daily Hatch — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:50:40 +0000

[…] I’ve warned about dependency and raised the alarm that we risk becoming another Greece unless entitlements are reformed, one might think I agree with the former Massachusetts […]

By: If the Government Doesn’t Double Tax Your Retirement Savings, Are You Benefitting from an Entitlement? | International Liberty

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:52:55 +0000

[...] But if that’s true, why bother producing and subjecting yourself to stress when your reward is punitive tax rates? Why not participate in the easy side of the “entitlement culture” and simply take other people’s money? [...]

By: How Bureaucrats and Politicians Conspire to Rip Off Taxpayers | International Liberty

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:14:34 +0000

[...] this isn’t an excuse to do nothing. It just means we have to reform entitlements and also trim back the excessive compensation for the bureaucracy. This video [...]

By: We got to cut defense too!!!! | The Daily Hatch

We got to cut defense too!!!! | The Daily Hatch — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:46:15 +0000

[...] it’s true that America’s main fiscal problem is entitlement spending. And, yes, domestic discretionary spending is a bigger problem than the defense [...]

By: Preposterous Waste, Pentagon Style | International Liberty

Preposterous Waste, Pentagon Style | International Liberty — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:32:44 +0000

[...] it’s true that America’s main fiscal problem is entitlement spending. And, yes, domestic discretionary spending is a bigger problem than the defense [...]

By: Government spending undermines economic growth | The Daily Hatch

Government spending undermines economic growth | The Daily Hatch — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:15:14 +0000

[...] other words, entitlements need to be reformed and discretionary spending needs to be reduced. Solve these underlying problems and you fix the [...]

By: New European Central Bank Study Finds that Government Spending Undermines Growth | International Liberty

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:28:57 +0000

[...] other words, entitlements need to be reformed and discretionary spending needs to be reduced. Solve these underlying problems and you fix the [...]

By: Putting up to 12% of your income away for private social security system is Australia’s plan | The Daily Hatch

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:08:20 +0000

[...] are solutions, of course, but don’t hold your breath waiting for them to be [...]

By: The Revised Bowles-Simpson Tax-Hike Plan Might Be even Worse than the Previous Version | International Liberty

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:35:22 +0000

[...] they responded to earlier criticisms? Have they made a more serious effort to restrain spending? To genuinely reform entitlements? To shut down useless agencies, programs, and [...]

By: Dear Senator Pryor, here are some spending cut suggestions (“Thirsty Thursday”, Open letter to Senator Pryor, cartoon included) | The Daily Hatch

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:28:31 +0000

[...] good news, for what it’s worth, is that the House of Representatives voted for good entitlement reform in 2011 and 2012. So it’s theoretically possible that we may deal with that meteor before it [...]

By: There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform « Sago

There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform « Sago — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:59:12 +0000

[...] also should have added another big challenge. In the absence of good entitlement reform, the burden of government spending will dramatically increase in coming decades and create pressure [...]

By: There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform | International Liberty

There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform | International Liberty — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:57:40 +0000

[...] also should have added another big challenge. In the absence of good entitlement reform, the burden of government spending will dramatically increase in coming decades and create pressure [...]

By: We got to get a hold on entitlement spending!!! | The Daily Hatch

We got to get a hold on entitlement spending!!! | The Daily Hatch — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:42:35 +0000

[...] we don’t implement the right kind of entitlement reform, our children and grandchildren at some point will curse our [...]

By: Entitlement Spending Is America’s Biggest Fiscal Challenge, but Discretionary Spending Is Still Far too High | International Liberty

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:47:12 +0000

[...] we don’t implement the right kind of entitlement reform, our children and grandchildren at some point will curse our [...]

By: Obama has less jobs than people he has on disability (includes cartoons) | The Daily Hatch

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:58:55 +0000

[...] one step farther and shows the lifeboat sinking. That’s basically what will happen if we don’t adopt the entitlement reforms that are needed to rein in the welfare [...]

By: Plagued by Rising Costs and Vulnerable to Fraud, It’s Time to Focus Attention on the Disability Progam | International Liberty

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:33:01 +0000

[...] farther and shows the lifeboat sinking. That’s basically what will happen if we don’t adopt the entitlement reforms that are needed to rein in the welfare [...]

By: A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | International Liberty

A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | International Liberty — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:02:51 +0000

[...] more significant that Greece is dealing with today. Assuming these nations don’t implement desperately needed entitlement reform, the you-know-what is going to hit the fan at some point. Folks with funds in a tax haven will be [...]

By: Burden of Government Spending Will Be $2 Trillion Higher in 2023 According to Obama’s Budget | International Liberty

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:18:48 +0000

[...] going to have gridlock for the foreseeable future. The House has passed a decent budget with some modest entitlement reform, but there’s no way that the Senate will accept that [...]

By: Dan Mitchell on Obamacare (includes cartoons on Obamacare) | The Daily Hatch

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:38:56 +0000

[...] we shouldn’t laugh at this cartoon. As we saw with both Medicaid and Medicare, entitlement programs routinely cost far more than original [...]

By: President Obama will not cut spending ever it appears | The Daily Hatch

President Obama will not cut spending ever it appears | The Daily Hatch — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:05 +0000

[...] I fear that my concerns will be validated next Wednesday and we’ll see another budget that has no real entitlement reform and more class-warfare tax [...]

By: Obama up to his Chicago style politics and tricks with Obamacare | The Daily Hatch

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:19:20 +0000

[...] we shouldn’t laugh at this cartoon. As we saw with both Medicaid and Medicare, entitlement programs routinely cost far more than original [...]

By: The federal government can not run anything efficiently especially healthcare | The Daily Hatch

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:16:58 +0000

[...] we shouldn’t laugh at this cartoon. As we saw with both Medicaid and Medicare, entitlement programs routinely cost far more than original [...]

By: Did George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney Suffer from “Libertarian Economics”? | International Liberty

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:13:26 +0000

[...] willing to accept incremental reforms. Compared to my libertarian dream world, for instance, the entitlement reforms in the Ryan budget are very modest. But they may be the most we can achieve in the short run, so I [...]

By: Pick Your Favorite April Fool’s Day Prank | International Liberty

Pick Your Favorite April Fool’s Day Prank | International Liberty — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:53:27 +0000

[...] I’m a fan of entitlement reform, here’s the one I’m [...]

By: Question of the Week: What’s the Right Point on the Laffer Curve? | International Liberty

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:04:06 +0000

[...] I hold out hope that we’ll be able to reform entitlements and take other steps to reduce the size and scope of government. And if that means total government [...]

By: Cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog on Obamacare | The Daily Hatch

Cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog on Obamacare | The Daily Hatch — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:15:57 +0000

[...] we shouldn’t laugh at this cartoon. As we saw with both Medicaid and Medicare, entitlement programs routinely cost far more than original [...]

By: Obamacare May Be a Joke, but We’re Paying a Heavy Price for some Amusing Cartoons | International Liberty

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:56:34 +0000

[...] we shouldn’t laugh at this cartoon. As we saw with both Medicaid and Medicare, entitlement programs routinely cost far more than original [...]

By: Obamacare cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog | The Daily Hatch

Obamacare cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog | The Daily Hatch — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:15:53 +0000

[...] P.S. Lawmakers did repeal one of Obamacare’s tax provisions, a 1099 reporting rule that would have buried everyone under a blizzard of paperwork (here’s the cartoon version of that issue). And the Democratic-controlled Senate recently voted 79-20 to repeal the medical devices tax. So there are small reasons for optimism. And I think the bulk of Obamacare spending could be repealed as part of a Medicaid block grant if and when Washington is controlled by lawmakers who are serious about addressing the entitlement crisis. [...]

By: An Obamacare Chart to Make You Cry…Balanced by Obamacare Cartoons to Make You Laugh | International Liberty

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:20:14 +0000