Jim Alfredson

Still think social welfare is the problem? Think again. It's all about corporate welfare. "Detroit this week became the most prominent example of this trend. Officials in the financially devastated city said their plan to slash public workers' pension benefits will move forward. On the same day, the billionaire owners of the Detroit Red Wings, the Ilitch family, unveiled details of an already-approved taxpayer-financed stadium for the professional hockey team. Many Detroit retirees now face...