We Will Have Bigger Bureaucracies, Bigger Labor

The System That Enables The Most People To Earn The Most Success Is Free Enterprise, By Matching Up People's Skills, Interests, And Abilities. In Contrast, Redistribution Simply Spreads Money Around. Even Worse, It Attenuates The Ability To Earn Success By Perverting Economic Incentives.

There's A General Intuition Around The Nonprofit World These Days That Younger Generations Are Less Likely To Join. But I Have Found In My Research That That's Quite Wrong.

If You Think Spreading Money Around By Force Seems Like An Odd Definition Of Fairness, You're Not Alone.

There Is Nothing Inherently Fair About Equalizing Incomes. If The Government Penalizes You For Working Harder Than Somebody Else, That Is Unfair. If You Save Your Money But Retire With The Same Pension As A Free-spending Neighbor, That Is Also Unfair.

Happiness Isn't Found In Some Finite Checklist Of Goals That We Can Diligently Complete And Then Coast. It's How We Live Our Lives In The Process. That's Why The Four Pillars Of Happiness Are Faith, Family, Community And Meaningful Work. Those Are Priorities We Have To Keep Investing In.