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Government programs come with expansion of government, unintended consequences and regulations. We need to vet government programs because they also can create dependencies on services that can be filled in a less costly solutions. ## \[Pension Reform – Who Controls our Retirement Future?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/pension-reform-who-controls-our-retirement-future) Thursday, 16 October 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Talk of pension reform in the government sector starts the usual hand wringing among those who think they know best for everyone else. At the moment, Wyoming's government signs most of its workers up to a defined benefit pension plan, whether these workers would prefer another option or not. Most people in the private sector, if they have a pension... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/pension-reform-who-controls-our-retirement-future) ## \[An Outsider’s View of Wyoming’s Failed Juvenile Justice System: Our Problems Are Bigger Than You Think\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) Friday, 10 October 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) A recent article in the Wyoming Law Review by graduate criminal justice fellow Brice Hamack from California's Santa Clara University School of Law clearly defines how Wyoming's juvenile justice practices are violating juveniles' due process rights. Mr. Hamack weaves his well-referenced article with legal precedence, constitutional law and case law ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) ## \[The Wyoming Telecommunications Act: Necessary Regulation or Covert Social Program?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) Wednesday, 10 September 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Would your representative vote to require single mothers to pay an extra one percent on their phone bills to cover the cost of extending lines to a $4 million mansion someone decided to build on their newly acquired rural property? In the coming session, the Wyoming legislature will find itself faced with the sunset, or scheduled end, of the outdat... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) ## \[Wyoming’s Pension Plans – Objections to Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-objections-to-reform) Tuesday, 02 September 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Few people understand how the state pension system works but objections to reform are legion. Even though the type of pension benefit state employees receive has virtually disappeared in the private sector, many politicians, bureaucrats and state pension managers seem to think the government sector is different, making reform unnecessary. However, ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-objections-to-reform) ## \[Wyoming’s Pension Plans – Reform, Ruin or Bail Out\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-reform-ruin-or-bail-out) Tuesday, 26 August 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Pension contributions to rise.Taxpayers now contribute $6.71 for every $1 contributed by bureaucrats.Taxpayers soon to be gouged at $7.08:1 before improvement to $6.21:1. Wyoming's last legislative session saw movement in the direction of more government sector pension reform, and not a moment too soon. With only 77.62 cents per dollar promised ava... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-reform-ruin-or-bail-out) ## \[Reality vs. Socialism\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/reality-vs-socialism) Friday, 22 August 2014 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Back in July I wrote about the global socialist rebound, part of which involves the emergence of post-Chavez Venezuela. The new president, Nicolas Maduro, has doubled down on socialism and its fatally bad economic model, where daily life is dictated by shortages of everything from bread to electricity. Last year Maduro dictated "fair" pricing on el... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/reality-vs-socialism) ## \[Data Centers Threaten to Doom Families to Fuel Poverty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/data-centers-threaten-to-doom-families-to-fuel-poverty) Thursday, 07 August 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Corporate welfare violates the Wyoming Constitution.Data Center tax breaks cost taxpayers more than $500,000 per job.Higher electricity demand could send electricity rates skyward.Instead of picking winners and losers, the government should reduce taxes for all companies and let those with good ideas and private funding prevail. CHEYENNE, WY: The W... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/data-centers-threaten-to-doom-families-to-fuel-poverty) ## \[Welfare: Subsidizing States, not the Poor\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/welfare-subsidizing-states-not-the-poor) Thursday, 24 July 2014 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Let's try a little thought experiment. First, think of your extended family, and pick out which ones you would consider poor. Next, imagine you meet Bill Gates and he says he'll give $10,000 to each of your relatives who is poor, and asks you for a list of those people. You may find a few more poor people the second time. This is the position the s... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/welfare-subsidizing-states-not-the-poor) ## \[America Still at Risk for Socialized Medicine\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/america-still-at-risk-for-socialized-medicine) Wednesday, 23 July 2014 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - was constitutional. This was not surprising: after all, since the 1930s the federal government has mandated that Americans buy retirement benefits through Social Security. Now there is another legal challenge to the ACA on its way through the court ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/america-still-at-risk-for-socialized-medicine) ## \[WyLiberty Attorney Testifies in Favor of Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyliberty-attorney-testifies-in-favor-of-civil-forfeiture-reform-bills) Friday, 18 July 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) NEWCASTLE, WY – Wyoming Liberty Group staff attorney Steve Klein testified before the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee of the Wyoming Legislature today regarding two committee bill drafts that would substantially change the practice of civil forfeiture in Wyoming. 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