Tag: social safety net

Old man walking in a park

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid do not provide greedy people with special privileges. So-called serious people are talking about “entitlement reform.”  I know “reform” is a good thing.  And “entitlement” sounds bad.  Merriam Webster’s online dictionary offers a definition: “belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges.”  Well, if greedy people out…

Photo of Social Security Administration building

Let’s stop cutting its operating budget. Headlines on CNN characterized Social Security’s disability process as “broken.”  That assessment is heartbreaking, but also the result of purposeful neglect.  For those who view government as an intrusion, the strategy has been to frustrate people where they interact with government.  And most people interact with the federal government…