Told by a NY Times reporter, the educational journey of a homeless child creates daunting dilemmas that also relate to government programs.
Does Everyone Deserve a Job?
With job guarantee proposals in the news, we can start to consider what so massive an entitlement program could involve.
Part 2: What To Do When More People Are Old
Facing an aging population and more entitlements, countries that are encouraging more births to expand the labor force might be creating a bigger problem.
A Bigger (Thanksgiving) Pie or Equal Slices?
Increasing income inequality by moving from communal farming to individual plots, Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford changed income redistribution.
Which Countries Want You to Have a Baby?
It is a recipe for demographic disaster when you have too many old people and not enough babies. The problem is the size of the working age population. When countries like the US are affluent enough to provide support to…