Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Michael D. Tanner is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, heading research into a variety of domestic policies with particular emphasis on health care reform, welfare policy, and Social Security. His most recent white paper, "Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law," provides a detailed examination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and what it means to taxpayers, workers, physicians, and patients.

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Bad Month for Obamacare

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Beyond Election Night

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A Republican Congress?

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Bipartisan Corporate Welfare

Cato Institute

Budget Cuts and Ebola

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The CR Charade

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Land of the Free?

Cato Institute

On Its One-Year Anniversary, ObamaCare Gets an ‘F’

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Dangerously Demagoguing Entitlements

Cato Institute

Congress Wants to Double Down on VA Failures

Cato Institute

Why the Tea Party Is Wrong about Immigration Reform

Cato Institute

Fixing the VA: Beyond the Usual Suspects

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A Champion of Economic Freedom
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A Champion of Economic Freedom

Inequality Myths
Obama

Inequality Myths

Cato Institute

Krugman in the 1 Percent

Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?
Cato Institute

Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?

Cato Institute

HealthCare.BigGov

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Jeb v. Hillary?

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Jeb v. Hillary?
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Jeb v. Hillary?

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A New War on Poverty

Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor
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Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor

One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress
Finance

One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress

Real Life Example of Welfare Reform
Europe

Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Five Food-Stamp Myths
Cato Institute

Five Food-Stamp Myths

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Lying about Lies
Finance

Lying about Lies

Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending
Finance

Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending

Finance

Beyond the Obamacare Website Fiasco

Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security
Cato Institute

Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security

Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government
Big Government

Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government

Cato Institute

ObamaCare — What’s Already Gone Wrong

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Capitalism

Capitalism’s Triumph

Incompetency at Home
Budget

Incompetency at Home

Cato Institute

What Ruined Obama’s Credibility? Obamacare

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer
Finance

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer

The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off: A Response to Critics
Cato Institute

The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off: A Response to Critics

Cato Institute

Why Get off Welfare?

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Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work
Connecticut

Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail
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The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail

Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try
Cato Institute

Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try

Cato Institute

Government, Not Globalization, Destroyed Detroit

Cato Institute

Excuses, Excuses

Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare
Mandate

Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare

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Obesity Is Not a Disease
Cato Institute

Obesity Is Not a Disease

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail
Budget

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty—And Fail

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The Right Step from Ryan

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Costs More, Covers Less

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The States Resist Obamacare

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ObamaCare's Now a Bigger Mess

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A Republic — If You Can Keep It

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Austerity Works