Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Michael D. Tanner is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, heading research into a variety of domestic policies with particular emphasis on health care reform, welfare policy, and Social Security. His most recent white paper, "Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law," provides a detailed examination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and what it means to taxpayers, workers, physicians, and patients.

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Bad Month for Obamacare

Nov 17, 2014
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Beyond Election Night

Nov 9, 2014
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A Republican Congress?

Nov 3, 2014
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Bipartisan Corporate Welfare

Oct 26, 2014
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Budget Cuts and Ebola

Oct 19, 2014
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The CR Charade

Oct 13, 2014
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Land of the Free?

Oct 12, 2014
Cato Institute

On Its One-Year Anniversary, ObamaCare Gets an ‘F’

Oct 6, 2014
Cato Institute

Dangerously Demagoguing Entitlements

Aug 3, 2014
Cato Institute

Congress Wants to Double Down on VA Failures

Jul 7, 2014
Cato Institute

Why the Tea Party Is Wrong about Immigration Reform

Jul 6, 2014
Cato Institute

Fixing the VA: Beyond the Usual Suspects

Jun 16, 2014
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A Champion of Economic Freedom
Cato Institute

A Champion of Economic Freedom

May 26, 2014
Inequality Myths
Obama

Inequality Myths

May 18, 2014
Cato Institute

Krugman in the 1 Percent

May 5, 2014
Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?
Cato Institute

Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?

Apr 28, 2014
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HealthCare.BigGov

Apr 13, 2014
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Jeb v. Hillary?

Apr 7, 2014
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Jeb v. Hillary?
Cato Institute

Jeb v. Hillary?

Apr 6, 2014
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A New War on Poverty

Jan 10, 2014
Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor
Cato Institute

Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor

Jan 5, 2014
One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress
Finance

One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress

Dec 28, 2013
Real Life Example of Welfare Reform
Europe

Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Dec 26, 2013
Five Food-Stamp Myths
Cato Institute

Five Food-Stamp Myths

Dec 8, 2013
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Lying about Lies
Finance

Lying about Lies

Nov 18, 2013
Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending
Finance

Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending

Nov 8, 2013
Finance

Beyond the Obamacare Website Fiasco

Nov 3, 2013
Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security
Cato Institute

Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security

Oct 16, 2013
Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government
Big Government

Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government

Oct 7, 2013
Cato Institute

ObamaCare — What’s Already Gone Wrong

Sep 30, 2013
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Capitalism

Capitalism’s Triumph

Sep 23, 2013
Incompetency at Home
Budget

Incompetency at Home

Sep 15, 2013
Cato Institute

What Ruined Obama’s Credibility? Obamacare

Sep 9, 2013
Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer
Finance

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer

Sep 3, 2013
The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off: A Response to Critics
Cato Institute

The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off: A Response to Critics

Aug 28, 2013
Cato Institute

Why Get off Welfare?

Aug 26, 2013
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Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work
Connecticut

Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work

Aug 19, 2013
The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail
Cato Institute

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail

Aug 5, 2013
Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try
Cato Institute

Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try

Aug 4, 2013
Cato Institute

Government, Not Globalization, Destroyed Detroit

Jul 29, 2013
Cato Institute

Excuses, Excuses

Jul 15, 2013
Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare
Mandate

Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare

Jul 8, 2013
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Obesity Is Not a Disease
Cato Institute

Obesity Is Not a Disease

Jul 7, 2013
The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail
Budget

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail

Jun 9, 2013
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The Right Step from Ryan

Mar 18, 2013
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Costs More, Covers Less

Jul 30, 2012
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The States Resist Obamacare

Jul 9, 2012
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ObamaCare's Now a Bigger Mess

Jul 8, 2012
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A Republic — If You Can Keep It

Jul 2, 2012
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Austerity Works

Jun 24, 2012