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Why Government Programs Fail the Freedom Test

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December 19, 2025

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A simple test exposes a hard truth about public policy: if the same outcome can be achieved at the same cost with less coercion, the more coercive policy is unjustified. We break down the “cash benchmark test” and apply it to the war on poverty and the war on drugs, showing how trillions in spending, massive enforcement, and growing bureaucracies have failed to deliver results while undermining freedom.

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