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Cyprus: Big Government on a Little Island
The Cyprus bailout fiasco continues, elevating the four-year-old eurozone debt crisis to a new level of volatility and uncertainty. At the core of the debacle lies the tiny island’s outsized banking sector, which is more than eight times the size of the economy. But the third-smallest European Union (EU) member has another notably bulky and troubling sector: the public sector, which has ballooned and still continues to grow.
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The Best Plan for Farmers and Ranchers
Congress is currently fighting over the future of U.S. farm programs. In 2011, taxpayers subsidized farmers to the tune of $10.4 billion in government payments. Imagine if the government had a way to increase payments to farmers while reducing taxpayer subsidies to zero. Such a policy exists.
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Unions vs. Self-employed Day-care Providers
As union membership has fallen, union organizers have become increasingly aggressive. They have now turned to organizing recipients of government benefits — an unwelcome shock for many needy families.
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