Category Archives: health

Effective Until Proven Pointless

In the criminal justice system, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, the same logic is misapplied in the social service sector, where social service initiatives are presumed effective until proven pointless. Part of the problem is that performing social service evaluations is complex and can be costly. Agencies don’t always have the expertise [...]

Is Obama’s Universal Health Care Plan Uncharitable?

President Obama has waged a war on charity. Well, at least that is what some who oppose a controversial portion of his 2010 budget proposal would have us believe. According to the LA Times Under the president’s plan, itemized tax deductions for charitable giving and mortgages would be capped for those earning more than $250,000 [...]