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Tax Americana

John D. Mueller

The final report of President Bush’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform reveals a Republican party shell-shocked by the hostile…

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Social Security Endgame

John D. Mueller

Even those who (like me) voted for President Bush must concede that “erupting in political flames” aptly describes the Social…

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Social Security and Fertility

John D. Mueller

Commenting on a paper by Allan Carlson at the Family Research Council, EPPC Fellow John Mueller agrees that Social Security…

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Taxes, Social Security and the Politics of Reform

John D. Mueller

  BY PUTTING INCOME-TAX AND SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM atop his second-term domestic agenda, President George W. Bush courageously zeroed in…

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The Weekly Standard / November 29, 2004

Comment on Martin Wolf’s "We Need a Global Currency"

John D. Mueller

Martin Wolf: We need a global currency By Martin Wolf Financial Times: August 3 200419:35 Last month was the 60th…

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The Preacher as Economist vs. The Economist as Preacher

John D. Mueller

Keynote address to the Panel on “Economics and Secularism” Princeton University October 11, 2003 John D. Mueller1 I’d like to…

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Rethinking the Flat Tax

John D. Mueller

Abstract: This paper is divided into four parts. First, it examines the basic economics of the family in modern America….

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The End of Economics

John D. Mueller

According to Lionel Robbins’ classic definition, “Economics is the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and…

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The Barren Gamble of Same-Sex Unions

John D. Mueller

Few states are expected to follow the lead of Vermont and enact “civil unions” or domestic partnership legislation. Yet if…

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The Stork Theory of Economics

John D. Mueller

Many economists, even those who consider themselves conservative Republicans, have tended to look favorably on the movement of mothers out…

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The Socioeconomic Costs of Roe v. Wade

John D. Mueller

Since the Supreme Court handed down its historic Roe decision in 1973, the debate about abortion has been conducted primarily…

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Abortion is a Cause of Crime, Not a Cure

John D. Mueller

  Legalized abortion may lead to reduced crime through any of three channels. The first channel is simply a smaller…

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