What has capitalism done for you?

This is a very simple question: what has America’s version of capitalism done for you?

Would you Make the Trade?

If you’re a citizen of a country outside America, would you trade your country’s system of health care and government benefits for Americas? If you’re a citizen of America, would you trade America’s system of health care and government benefits for a system like those offered in most every other country?

Should SNAP Dollars be Spent on Soda?

In Sin Taxes and SNAP Benefits I discussed my thoughts on the ability of SNAP recipients to buy soda. In that post, I present information about the amount of soda bought by SNAP users and the amount of soda bought by people not using SNAP.