Since Medicaid was established by Congress in 1965, and in Texas in 1967, more than four decades of incremental policy expansion has created the largest government health program, providing benefits to more people and at a higher cost than even the Medicare program.
Harris County is Creating a Culture of Dependency
Famed free-market economist Thomas Sowell once remarked that “Although the big word on the left is ‘compassion,’ the big agenda on the left is dependency.” Sowell’s insight is not only correct, but it’s also a fitting lens through which to view Harris County’s new guaranteed income pilot program, Uplift Harris. To start, Uplift Harris is...