Our Hidden Government Benefits
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 25th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Our Hidden Government Benefits
Suzanne Mettler, New York Times
DON’T take at face value the claims that Americans dislike government. Sure, a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 56 percent of Americans said they wanted smaller government and fewer services. Tea Party activists, the most vocal citizens of our time, powerfully amplify those demands. Yet the reality is that the vast majority of Americans have at some point relied on government programs — and valued them — even though they often fail to recognize that government is the source of the assistance.A 2008 poll of 1,400 Americans by the Cornell Survey…
Is China’s Economy In Trouble, Too?
Keith Bradsher, New York Times
Is China’s economy in trouble, too?As the American economy appears to teeter on the edge of another recession, Europe struggles with a financial crisis and emerging markets like Brazil and India show new weaknesses, China may appear to be in better shape than most countries, economists say. But “better” is relative.
GOP Disappointed in Perry, Divided on Future
Byron York, DC Examiner
Florida Republicans are deeply divided as they prepare for a straw poll that could be a key predictor of who will win the GOP presidential nomination. On one side are those who believe that, because defeating Barack Obama is so critically important, they must select a candidate who can appeal to independent voters. On the other side are those who believe the best result will come from picking a candidate on conservative principle and not on the sometimes hard-to-discern preferences of those in the political middle.Republicans in the first category tend to support Mitt…
