welfare state

PPP and the Soul of Free-Market Organizations

The Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) is a 2020 government program available to businesses and organizations, primarily in response to the economic damage done by Covid-19 slowdowns, shut-downs, and lock-downs. The question: Can limited-government advocacy organizations accept taxpayer-support with a clear conscience? The PPP highlighted this question, as many free-market-favoring organizations rejected PPP on principle, while […]

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Two libertarians debate the welfare state, pro and con

Bryan Caplan says No: I’m a hard-core libertarian who defines libertarianism broadly. If you think voluntarism is seriously underrated and government is seriously overrated, you’re a libertarian in my book.” But, “when libertarians start describing Danish ‘flexicurity’ with deep admiration, however, I don’t just doubt their libertarian commitment. More importantly, I wonder why they changed

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