Critics fault Three Strikes laws chiefly because they

More recent research on the effect of police on crime rates, which carefully tries to separate out cause and effect, has suggested that more police means less crime.

Which economic approach suggests that governments should reduce spending during a recession?

Keynesian economics suggests that government spending should be reduced during periods of high unemployment.

Social Security is a key program in the United States designed to provide income security, especially for retirees.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is classified as a social insurance program.

Unemployed individuals who are receiving unemployment insurance benefits must actively search for work to continue to be eligible for them.

The opportunity cost of crime helps explain why the poor and young are more likely to break the law than older and wealthier individuals.

Which of the following is least consistent with a policy of fiscal austerity?

A tax is considered regressive when: