Entitlement Reform on Townhall

Outstanding: Romney Responds to Obama's 'Worst Speech Yet' Wed Apr 4

Guy Benson
Analysis: Obama's Worst Speech Yet Tue Apr 3

Guy Benson
Video: Paul Ryan Schools DWS on Medicare Thu Mar 29

Guy Benson
Polls: Americans Love (or Hate) the Ryan Plan Wed Mar 28

Guy Benson
Clockwork: White House, Democrats Demonize and Distort Ryan Budget Tue Mar 20

Guy Benson
Brace For Impact: Paul Ryan Introduces New Budget Tue Mar 20

Guy Benson
Why Are We Going Broke? Sat Mar 10

John C. Goodman

In the United States, the national debt now equals 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and is still growing. With the retirement of the baby boomer generation, 78 million additional people will turn to the federal government for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits — roughly $40,000 per beneficiary per year, on the average. ... more
Unemployment Extension – Version 2 Tue Feb 28

Nicole Kurokawa

Here we are, in the last week of February, discussing the extension of unemployment benefits. Again. Wasn’t Groundhog Day supposed to be on February 2? ... more
Must See: The Political Quote of the Year Fri Feb 17

Guy Benson
Raiding Social Security Fri Feb 17

Linda Chavez

Extending the payroll tax cut -- as the GOP leadership has now agreed with Democrats to do -- may be good politics, but it is lousy policy. ... more
Time to Tame the Federal Beast Thu Feb 16

Judge Andrew Napolitano

When the federal government was created, those who risked their lives and their fortunes and their scared honors to secede from England were animated by recent events. The government did not come into existence in a vacuum. Rather, those who led the Revolutionary War joined those who fought and financed it to create a central government that would be constitutionally incapable of doing to Americans what King George III and Parliament did to the colonists. ... more
Obama's New Budget: Dishonest Tricks, Class Warfare, and Massive Debt Mon Feb 13

Guy Benson
NYT: Critics of the Welfare State Who Rely on Welfare Sun Feb 12

Helen Whalen Cohen
Paul Ryan Promises More Bold Action on Entitlements Tue Feb 7

Kevin Glass
Obama's Promises Sat Jan 28

John C. Goodman

I didn’t vote for Barack Obama. But like a lot of Americans, I was hopeful about his presidency. ... more
An Appeal from the House Armed Services Committee: Protect National Security Tue Jan 24

Erika Johnsen
New Obama Chief Of Staff: Social Security Is Just Fine! Fri Jan 13

Guy Benson
Exclusive Video: Townhall Confronts Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tue Jan 3

Guy Benson
A Newt Way to Reform Entitlements Fri Dec 2

Peter Ferrara

In New Hampshire on November 21, Newt Gingrich, who has just been endorsed by the Manchester Union Leader, unveiled sweeping entitlement reform proposals, discussed in a comprehensive, extensive campaign position paper now available at Newt.org. Those proposals reflect closely my own work over many years, discussed in detail in my recent book, America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb. ... more
Tax Hikes: The Wrong Way to Entitlement Reform Thu Dec 1

Daniel J. Mitchell

Republicans who accept a tax hike to get entitlement cuts will wind up with bad policy that crowds out needed reforms. ... more
Gang of Six Making a Comeback? Wed Nov 30

Katie Pavlich
U.S. Economy Turned Negative by Major Credit Rating Agency: Solution Entitlement Reform Tue Nov 29

Katie Pavlich
Everything You Need to Know About Entitlement Reform Tue Nov 29

Daniel J. Mitchell

Here’s what you need to know: America’s fiscal crisis is actually a spending crisis, and that spending crisis is driven by entitlements. ... more
Entitlement, Not Tax Cuts, Widen the Wealth Gap Mon Nov 28

Michael Barone

What should be done about income inequality? That basic question underlies the arguments hashed out in the supercommittee and promises to be a central issue in the presidential campaign. ... more
Alice in Liberal Land Tue Nov 22

Thomas Sowell

"Alice in Wonderland" was written by a professor who also wrote a book on symbolic logic. So it is not surprising that Alice encountered not only strange behavior in Wonderland, but also strange and illogical reasoning -- of a sort too often found in the real world, and which a logician would be very much aware of. ... more
Memo to Washington: Kick the spending habit Mon Nov 21

Jeff Jacoby

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT reported last week that the national debt had surpassed $15 trillion, clocking in at precisely $15,033,607,255,920.32 as of the close of business Tuesday. ... more