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Marco Rubio: Flex Fund Half Right

First, the part that Marco Rubio gets right, the Flex Fund. Announced in a speech, Rubio’s Flex Fund plan will be “the most fundamental change to how the federal government fights poverty and encourages income mobility since President Johnson first conceived of the War on Poverty fifty years ago.” Under …

The 47%…Raise Their Taxes!

Like 53% of American households, mine pays federal income taxes, meaning we subsidize the 47% who don’t pay. This is an untenable position. One of the principles of American life is the principle of fairness, and fairness dictates that everyone be treated the same; if I pay taxes, you must, …