American Enterprise Institute

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 * : "conservative think-tank"
 * : "nonpartisan think-tank"
 * : "pro-business think-tank"
 * : "pro-business, conservative think tank"
 * : "the more "mature," less "nutty," older brother to other conservative think tanks like CEI or Cato."

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 * 2013-10-30 Time for the American right to declare peace on the US welfare state: " As currently structured, the US safety net is financially unsustainable and retards economic growth too much, promotes dependency over work, and discourages family formation. If there are any limits on the welfare state’s expansion, the left only speaks of them sotto voce if at all. But the welfare state needs thoughtful and thorough reform. And that doesn’t mean just slapping arbitrary spending caps on federal programs and block granting them back to the states. Rather, it means restructuring programs so they are both better targeted towards those who truly need help and give a lift to those trying to get on or stay on the ladder of economic opportunity. Oh, and making programs affordable. We cannot redistribute more wealth than we create, after all."