Patriot Majority USA, a social welfare nonprofit, told the Internal Revenue Service that its mission is “to encourage a discussion of economic issues.” In exchange...

Modern fiscal conservatism has wrapped itself in one whopper of a false choice: That the U.S. must decide between economic growth and the welfare state.

Is tax law being widely flouted by political groups determined to avoid disclosure of their donors?    

As the IRS scandal grips the capital, Law Blog wondered about the history behind the section of the tax code at the center of controversy. It turns out that the origins of section 501(c)(4), providing exemptions for "social welfare" groups, are surpr

* Biggest food stamp cuts since 1996 welfare reform law * Bill creates three new types of crop insurance coverage * Cuts $40 billion...

Revelations have sparked a scandal that goes to the heart of anxieties over whether generous welfare provisions can survive increasing EU integration

Allowing so many 'social welfare' groups to enjoy tax-exempt status while participating in politics must stop. The IRS is obligated to scrutinize applicants, 'tea party' or no.It's strange how "scandal" gets defined these days in Washington. At the m

* Welfare spending vital to bridging growing wealth gap - OECD * Rich-poor divided widened quickly after financial crisis PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - A...

You don't have to do a lot for the social welfare to legally qualify as a 'social welfare organization.'

How the IRS is Supposed to Vet Social Welfare Groups

Buried deep inside the $950 billion farm bill soon to come before the House and Senate agriculture committees is a policy proposal that easily ranks among the most misbegotten welfare-for-the-wealthy efforts ever to spring from the banks of the Potom

Mel Watt, President Obama’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, pushed government programs to help welfare recipients buy homes during the creation of the subprime mortgage bubble. Watt, a 20-year Member of Congress from

Doug BandowDespite North Korea’s many threats to turn South Korea’s capital of Seoul into a “lake of fire,” the city acts pretty normal. Residents say the North’s vituperation has raised tensions, but the streets are as

Michael D. TannerThere is nothing to suggest that people on welfare are lazy. But there is also nothing to suggest that they are stupid. If you pay someone as much for not working as you do for working, it should come as no surprise that many take ad

Brussels asks how Italy plans to finance about €10bn in proposed tax cuts and rise in social welfare spending without derailing fiscal commitments

This is very wonkish, but it's also very important. The issue is whether DSGE models used for policy analysis can properly capture the relative costs of deviations of inflation and output from target. Simon Wren-Lewis argues -- and I very...

ROME, April 29 (Reuters) - Italy must reform an outdated and inadequate welfare system, new Prime Minister Enrico Letta said in his maiden speech to parliament on Monday.

Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” lives on, shadowing discussions of social spending and austerity, an economist writes.    

Alex NowrastehA common conservative refrain is that immigrants, once they enter the U.S., “immediately begin to depend on government welfare,” as Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently put it.That’s simply not true, according to a C

Doug BandowLiving the good life on welfare. Even the Europeans recognize that they pay a high price for creating an increasingly dependent society.Denmark has been transfixed by the revelation of a 36-year-old single mother who collects more in benef

Family breakdown forces changes in welfare system in Taiwan

The committee responsible for overseeing Qatar's 2022 World Cup says a new "workers' charter" will ensure worker welfare standards in the Gulf state.

Public outrage and despair derive not only from joblessness and the erosion of the welfare state, but also from the chronic misbehaviour of political parties

Known to cause jockeying among health-benefits providers, are welfare dollars about to cause a boom in a number of other industries?

With little fuss or political protest — or notice abroad — Denmark has been at work overhauling entitlements, trying to prod Danes into working more or longer or both.    

Two dozen former and current IRS employees were indicted for claiming they were unemployed in order to receive more than $250,000 in jobless benefits, food stamps, welfare payments and housing vouchers.

Thousands of lottery winners in one state are benefitting from public assistance, a new government report reveals. But many could lose those benefits -- even...

The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't usually take on family law cases, but today it's making an exception and hearing an adoption dispute over an American-Indian toddler named Veronica. The fight centers on the Indian Child Welfare Act, which makes it more

If the IRS or DOJ were serious about ensuring that so-called social welfare organizations are not abusing their tax-exempt status by engaging in political activities, they could start by taking a close look at IRS forms 990 and 1023.

Shake-up mostly affects poorest as share of spending on health and social security rises to a half, making the model less sustainable

Fears grow that the new regime will push families deeper into poverty and exacerbate health problems – adding to welfare costs rather than making savings

Many mainstream stores have trimmed their presence in poorer parts of UK , and raft of welfare reforms could accelerate trend

Shake-up mostly affects poorest as share of spending on health and social security rises to a half, making the model less sustainable

Many mainstream stores have trimmed their presence in poorer parts of UK , and raft of welfare reforms could accelerate trend

Steven Strauss sat down with CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla to delve into his provocative post on inequality between the treatment of welfare aid recipients and corporate aid recipients, suggesting that while he is not “for” drug testing,

How is your area affected by the sweeping changes to Britain’s benefit system? Find out on our interactive map.

* Campaign heats up with days to Sunday's vote (Adds Maradona)

A perennial objection to relaxingthe border with Mexico is that the U.S. has to stop poor, low-skilled foreigners from overburdening its social-welfare system.In fact, the opposite is the case: Immigrants help protect thissafety net for everyone.

Radical reform will take £19bn a year out of working-age social security between now and 2015, finds research for FT

Recalling a 2011 post by Bruce Bartlett disputing widely held notions about the Thatcher record on cutting taxes and the welfare state.

Portugal will cut spending on education, health and welfare in a bid to meet the terms of its international rescue.

Research has shown that the big driver of welfare spending in the next five years will be the increase in the cost of pensions

David Stockman is the most mainstream figure to argue America’s economic problems stem from the welfare state and the end of the gold standard.

Things just keep getting worse for the American worker, and by implication US economy, where as we have shown many times before, it pays just as well to sit back and collect disability and various welfare and entitlement checks, than to work .The bes