The 10 Most Harmful Government Programs

As ranked by a panel of 38 “distinguished public policy experts” for Human Events.

  1. Social Security
  2. Medicare
  3. Income Tax Withholding
  4. McCain-Feingold (campaign finance reform)
  5. Contraceptive Funding (tie)
  6. Farm Subsidies (tie)
  7. Medicaid
  8. Affirmative Action
  9. Earmarking (program funds for specific Congressional districts)
  10. Davis-Bacon (prevailing wage for federal contracts)

NewMexiKen is considering a survey to identify the “10 Most Harmful Public Policy Experts.”