John Gunyou
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Jul 18, 2011
A reasonable reading of the following 34 brief essays in American Experiment’s newest symposium—What Governmental Services and Benefits Are You Personally Willing to Give Up?—suggests that more Americans than generally assumed may be seriously willing to sacrifice when it comes to major entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. In the interest of balancing the nation’s skewed books, the columns similarly suggest that more people than routinely thought may be willing to forgo various exemptions and other tax breaks, including near-sacred deductions on home mortgage payments.
May 1, 2010
Our laser-like focus is on the expense or spending side of the equation, not the revenue or tax side. Does this nearly singular riveting do full justice to the complexity we face? Of course not. But trying to do too much in a single hour would be far from incisive or helpful.
Mar 3, 2010
American Experiment President Mitch Pearlstein moderates the discussion, which focuses exclusively on cutting budgets and reforming programs in smartest possible ways.
Aug 1, 2008
Principle and Pragmatism: Getting the Balance Right is part of year-long series of Center activities aimed at re-energizing conservatism in Minnesota and the nation. In this symposium, writers responded to subtle questions about principle and pragmatism with commensurately nuanced answers.
