John C. Goodman

The Real Federal Deficit: Social Security And Medicare – OpEd

How much does the federal government really owe? According to the Treasury Department, the federal debt is about $31.4 trillion.

The GOP’s typical campaign rhetoric today sounds a lot like it did three decades ago. Republicans need to change how

Everyone knows that seniors turn out to vote at a higher rate than any other age group. In 2020, three-fourths of the

Next year the U.S. Senate committee that deals with health policy will be chaired by a Democrat who shares two

The polls told us that 85 percent of the population thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. Yet, voters

Here are five surprising facts: * The U.S. welfare state has almost eliminated poverty in this country. * Over the

Bernie Sanders and other socialists think health care should be provided by the state. Their latest version of that idea

Economists, tax specialists and even ordinary people have long known that public policies can make marriage very unattractive. At the

If you are an economist, it’s hard to be a Democrat these days. The reason: So many Democrats reject economics

Two members of Congress several years ago introduced a bill that would have liberated patients, doctors, and healthcare markets from the bureaucratic