Your generosity is reflected in what you do with your own money, not in what you do with other people's money. If I give a lot of money to charity, then I am generous. If you give a smaller fraction of your money to charity, then you are less generous. But if you want to tax me in order to give my money to charity, that does not make you generous.
Arnold KlingConstitutional provisions are not barriers to government misconduct. At best, they can be speed bumps.
Arnold KlingI have come to believe that politicians are in the business of 'marketing' their product to the public, by exaggerating threats and over-selling government solutions.
Arnold KlingThat eugenics was part of the progressive agenda is one of the most heavily-airbrushed features of history.
Arnold KlingAfter over half a century of employer-provided health care coverage, the American people have developed a phobia of paying for health insurance themselves.
Arnold KlingI am worried about climate change. In one respect, I may be more worried than other people. I am worried because I have very little confidence that we know what is causing it....One of my fears is that we could reduce carbon emissions by some drastic amount, only to discover that-oops-it turns out that climate change is being caused by something else.
Arnold Kling