Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

About 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.

Articles by Michael Tanner

Nov 17, 2014

Bad Month for Obamacare

Nov 09, 2014

Beyond Election Night

Nov 03, 2014

A Republican Congress?

Oct 26, 2014

Bipartisan Corporate Welfare

Oct 19, 2014

Budget Cuts and Ebola

Oct 13, 2014

The CR Charade

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Oct 12, 2014

Land of the Free?

Oct 06, 2014

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

Aug 03, 2014

Dangerously Demagoguing Entitlements

Jul 07, 2014

Congress Wants to Double Down on VA Failures

Jul 06, 2014

Why the Tea Party Is Wrong about Immigration Reform

Jun 16, 2014

Fixing the VA: Beyond the Usual Suspects

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A Champion of Economic Freedom

May 26, 2014

A Champion of Economic Freedom

Inequality Myths

May 18, 2014

Inequality Myths

May 05, 2014

Krugman in the 1 Percent

Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?

Apr 28, 2014

Why Worry About Conspiracy When Incompetence Will Do?

Apr 13, 2014

HealthCare.BigGov

Apr 07, 2014

Jeb v. Hillary?

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Jeb v. Hillary?

Apr 06, 2014

Jeb v. Hillary?

Jan 10, 2014

A New War on Poverty

Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor

Jan 05, 2014

Obama’s 2014 War on the Poor

One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress

Dec 28, 2013

One Cheer for Our Unproductive Congress

Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Dec 26, 2013

Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Five Food-Stamp Myths

Dec 08, 2013

Five Food-Stamp Myths

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Lying about Lies

Nov 18, 2013

Lying about Lies

Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending

Nov 08, 2013

Cut Spending by … Cutting Spending

Nov 03, 2013

Beyond the Obamacare Website Fiasco

Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security

Oct 16, 2013

Defusing the Ticking Bomb of Social Security

Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government

Oct 07, 2013

Shutdown Problems: Brought to You by Big Government

Sep 30, 2013

ObamaCare — What’s Already Gone Wrong

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Sep 23, 2013

Capitalism’s Triumph

Incompetency at Home

Sep 15, 2013

Incompetency at Home

Sep 09, 2013

What Ruined Obama’s Credibility? Obamacare

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer

Sep 03, 2013

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Not the Answer

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

Aug 28, 2013

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

Aug 26, 2013

Why Get off Welfare?

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Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work

Aug 19, 2013

Welfare Can Make More Sense than Work

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

Aug 05, 2013

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

Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try

Aug 04, 2013

Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try

Jul 29, 2013

Government, Not Globalization, Destroyed Detroit

Jul 15, 2013

Excuses, Excuses

Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare

Jul 08, 2013

Employer Mandate Delay Spells Trouble for Obamacare

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Obesity Is Not a Disease

Jul 07, 2013

Obesity Is Not a Disease

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

Jun 09, 2013

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

Mar 18, 2013

The Right Step from Ryan

Jul 30, 2012

Costs More, Covers Less

Jul 09, 2012

The States Resist Obamacare

Jul 08, 2012

ObamaCare's Now a Bigger Mess

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Jul 02, 2012

A Republic — If You Can Keep It

Jun 24, 2012

Austerity Works

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