Tag: They’re Not Moochers and It’s Not Welfare
Paul Krugman in a recent (2-16-12) New York Times Op-ed “Moochers against Welfare” picked up the theme of an earlier front page story “Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It” (2-11-12). Both pieces, in my view, miss the important distinction between social insurance – where citizens contribute on a regular basis to protect…