Tag: dan sutter
Dan Sutter: Is this the start of government-guaranteed income?
The Federal government has issued three rounds of COVID “stimulus” checks and boosted unemployment benefits, first by $600 and now $300 per...
Dan Sutter: Can we afford this spending?
Washington borrowed $4 trillion in 2021, and national debt as a percentage of GDP is higher than at the end of World...
Dan Sutter: Reforming occupational licensing
Occupational licensing involves government-imposed requirements for practitioners in different professions or what critics call government permission slips to work. Despite a lack...
Dan Sutter: The freedom to use fossil fuels
The Biden Administration seems intent on renewing the war against fossil fuels to combat global warming. Before going down this path, I...
Dan Sutter: The hero treatment?
West Coast cities have passed “Hero Pay” ordinances, increasing grocery store workers’ pay by up to $5 per hour. Numerous stores have...
Dan Sutter: In case of emergency
Governments have taken numerous extraordinary actions to contain COVID-19. Once the pandemic is over, we can and should revisit the emergency powers...
Dan Sutter: Will student loans be forgiven?
November’s elections imply we will likely see some Federal student loans forgiven. Current student debt levels reflect the morphing of a reasonable...
Dan Sutter: Who gets vaccinated first?
Vaccines from Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Politicians will now decide who will get...
Dan Sutter: Can we reclaim our freedom?
The policies of the COVID-19 lockdown were not without historical precedent.
Dan Sutter: Sports and COVID risk
Are sports worth the risk in the age of COVID? Maybe. Maybe not.
