Some public voices in the United States are urging the adoption of a national health care system along the lines of the one they have in Canada. It provides free health insurance and pays for almost all medical treatment.
The trouble is that when services are free, people
Some public voices in the United States are urging the adoption of a national health care system along the lines of the one they have in Canada. It provides free health insurance and pays for almost all medical treatment.
The trouble is that when services are free, people
Medicaid in the US is enormously expensive. For the second year in a row, spending on Medicaid (for the poor) will exceed spending on Medicare (for the elderly). At $280 billion this year, Medicaid costs almost $1,000 for every man, woman and child in the USA or $4,000 for
Six years ago, President Clinton signed legislation overhauling part of Americas welfare system. The reforms had three goals: (1) to reduce welfare dependence and increase employment; (2) to reduce child poverty; and (3) to reduce illegitimacy and strengthen marriage.
At the time of its enactment, American liberal groups passionately denounced the
Successive Prime Ministers have noted that France is a demographic time-bomb ticking away. With an aging population and low birth-rates, workers there are going to have to make hard choices regarding pension reform while considering policies that help families.
By 2040, there will be only one worker for every
There are many cultural guardians growing hoarse from their warnings against the dull global “monoculture” being imposed by American capitalism. But mounting evidence suggests that all this fulmination has been entirely pointless and that cultural pessimists have been as clueless about the processes shaping the world as were their social,
Public policy advocates often hire pollsters to survey the electorate in support of an agenda they seek to promote. In almost every case the polls they commission reveal answers they like. Critics argue this is because pollsters often prompt respondents by wording questions in such a way to get
As the U.S. and other countries look for new and reliable energy supplies, Russia is finding new and reliable sources of income. The country sells five million barrels of crude and oil products per day on the international market; second only to Saudi Arabia.
In the last two years alone,
Much of the debate over anti-Americanism abroad boils down to a single question: Who's responsible for it – foreigners or Americans? The Pew Global Attitudes Project's recent survey found that America's rating has slipped, but "a reserve of goodwill toward the country still remains."
The study's major finding: Elites in much
A new plan to ease traffic congestion in the city-centre of London goes into effect on Monday. Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, has set a fee of about £5 for driving in the centre of the capital on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The aim of
