The slice taken out of my very first paycheck for “SSA” really stung. I didn’t know what “SSA” was, but I did have plans for that money. In the years since, I’ve learned that “SSA” is the Social Security Administration, but I’ve long since lost
Don Watkins is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, where he writes on inequality, the welfare state, and the moral foundations of capitalism. He is co-author with Yaron Brook of the national bestseller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government,
The Undercurrent is sponsoring a debate between Watkins and Howard Schweber (of the University of Wisconsin and The Huffington Post) on the topic “Is the welfare state just?” on April 1st. Visit the site above or www.itsyourlifeownit.org for more information on how to watch the
