ELF News Archives
December 2004- Higher taxes are not the solution to Social Security mess -
Administration presumably will be unveiling a Social Security reform plan in the next couple of months, and this is leading to speculation that the White House may make the mistake of increasing the burden of the payroll tax - presumably by imposing the tax on a larger share of labor income.
Freedom and Prosperity 12/27
- Christmas: A Time to Remember the Flight of the Taxpayers -
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing
was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be
taxed, every one into his own city.
Sovereign Society - SAINT LUKE, the Apostle 12/25
- The Economic Lessons of Bethlehem -
At the heart of the Christmas story rests some important lessons concerning free enterprise, government, and the role of wealth in society.
Lew Rockwell 12/25
- Quality of Life at Risk? It Can't Happen Here -
We are not yet living in a total police state, but it is fast approaching. The seeds of future tyranny have been sown, and many of our basic protections against government have been undermined. The atmosphere since 2001 has permitted Congress to create whole new departments and agencies that purport to make us safer – always at the expense of our liberty.
Lew Rockwell 12/21
- Is the Family Really Endangered? -
Even elements of popular culture that are fascinated with the dysfunctional family as something to deplore or laugh at cannot escape the central importance of the family as the fundamental building block of civilization.
Lew Rockwell 12/21
- Eliminate -- don't privatize -- the plundering -
George W. Bush wants to "reform" and "fix" Social Security, and "privatize" aspects of it. Certain "free market" groups seem to like this idea, though they admit that such reform will be costly, entailing transition costs estimated at between $7 trillion and $8 trillion total before the transition is completed in mid-century.
Cato Institute 12/18
- End Social Security -
...there is only one honest approach to Social Security: fulfill obligations to pay benefits to those who have already paid in and allow the rest of us as quick and expeditious an exit out as possible. Then shut the doors forever.
Town Hall 12/13
- Social Security This Week: December 3, 2004 -
In Social Security This Week: José Piñera: Private Pensions Create Growth, Savings in Chile; John Kasich: Reform Should Include Private Accounts and
Price Indexing; Michael Tanner: No Red/Blue Divide on Social Security
Cato Institute 12/06
- Social Security cuts hinted at -
Calling the current system of Social Security benefits unsustainable, a top economic adviser to President George W. Bush on Thursday strongly implied that any overhaul of the system would have to include major cuts in guaranteed benefits for future retirees.
L.A. Daily News 12/03
- Higher Social Security investments mulled -
A 2 percent figure often has been linked to President George Bush's proposals to overhaul the retirement system, according to advisers. But, now a figure of 4 percent is being heard, the Washington Times said.
Big News Network 12/03
- Conservative: Something to Ponder -
A conservative believes in the real, traditional values of this country: courage, hard work, self-reliance, frugality, chastity before marriage, faithfulness after marriage, loyalty to family and loyalty to the Constitution. Loyalty to a political party or to a politician is profoundly un-American.
Lew Rockwell 12/01