Many states have attempted in recent years to fix the glaring flaws of their workers’ compensation systems. Texas implemented perhaps the most successful of these reforms; its success relative to the rest of the country can largely be ascribed to the fact that it is the only state with a thriving private sector work-injury benefit option to state-mandated workers’ compensation programs.
Economy
For Families, Today’s Economy is ‘Death by 1,000 Cuts’
Leslie Winters remembers the economic downturn of the 1980s. She remembers standing in long lines with her grandmother to receive welfare benefits like “government cheese” and “government butter.” For a long time, it was just that, a memory. Now, she fears she may have to do the same with her three children. But Leslie isn’t...
August 11, 2022