The government gives tens of thousands of dollars in benefits to the poor, which it doesn’t count as income. By Phil Gramm and John Early Dec. 17, 2025 3:37 pm ET Something is profoundly wrong with the U.S. welfare system—a problem that runs far deeper and is more dangerous than the...
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Monthly Archives: December 2025
WSJ-World Trade Grows Without the U.S.
Other nations are busy expanding commercial ties, as the U.S. economy is increasingly isolated. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux Dec. 8, 2025 3:49 pm ET The 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariffs helped bring about a global depression. Nothing of the sort has happened in the wake of President Trump’s “Liberation Day”...
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