Keene’s property taxpayers are footing the bill for skyrocketing welfare costs amid high demand for help, rent hikes and waning federal support. New Hampshire law requires towns and cities to provide ...

Labour has been warned against any planned changes to the disability benefits system that would make them harder to access, as a new report arguing the economic value of disability benefits for those ...

If the recently enacted $787 billikon economic “stimulus” package is intended to save or create jobs, why does it encourage states to move people from work back to welfare? Yes, you read that ...

This article analyzes the welfare effects of monopoly differential pricing in the important, but largely neglected, case where costs of service differ across consumer groups. Cost-based differential ...

The documentary film “Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare” will be shown, with a panel discussion afterward, on Monday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and ...

A new study in Scientific Reports reveals the hidden pain of fish during slaughter and offers practical solutions to improve their welfare. Focusing on rainbow trout, the research quantifies pain in ...

Sweden has been enjoying it both ways. The spirit behind Sweden’s elaborate welfare state comes from a quarter of a century of Socialist rule, but the money that supports it is provided by an economy ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

With Budget 2026 now just days away, households around the country will be tuning in to see how this year's package impacts their cost of living. Expectations have been dampened over recent months ...