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		<title>The Real Problem With the &#8220;Christmas Tree Tax&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/the-real-problem-with-the-christmas-tree-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Garst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening, Heritage spotted a conspicuous entry in the day&#8217;s publication of the Federal Register, defining a new tax on Christmas trees, which would fund a Christmas Tree Promotion Board.... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/the-real-problem-with-the-christmas-tree-tax/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday evening, Heritage spotted a conspicuous entry in the day's publication of the Federal Register,  defining a new tax on Christmas trees, which would fund a Christmas  Tree Promotion Board. The story quickly blew up and went viral, and now th]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Only Fair Trade Is Free Trade</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/the-only-fair-trade-is-free-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walter Williams explains why politicians and bureaucrats shouldn’t have the power to tell us what we’re allowed to buy. At first blush, the mercantilists’ call for “free trade but fair... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/the-only-fair-trade-is-free-trade/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Walter Williams explains why politicians and bureaucrats shouldn’t have the power to tell us what we’re allowed to buy.
At first blush, the mercantilists’ call for “free trade  but fair trade” sounds reasonable. After all, who can be again]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Contributions of Eduardo Morgan Jr.</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/the-contributions-of-eduardo-morgan-jr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Quinlan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fight for financial freedom and limited government is global. The Center for Freedom and Prosperity recognizes Eduardo Morgan Jr., an individual whose work for his native Panama echoes much... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/the-contributions-of-eduardo-morgan-jr/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The fight for financial freedom and limited government is global. The Center for Freedom and Prosperity recognizes Eduardo Morgan Jr., an individual whose work for his native Panama echoes much of our own efforts to defend fiscal sovereignty from the]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Postal Service Reform is Easy</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/postal-service-reform-is-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Garst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Postal Service has been hemorrhaging money for decades, and it's not hard to understand why.  As a government protected monopoly, the Postal Service cannot adjust to changing market... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/postal-service-reform-is-easy/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. Postal Service has been hemorrhaging money for decades, and it's not hard to understand why.  As a government protected monopoly, the Postal Service cannot adjust to changing market conditions like an ordinary business.  In addition, they ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>America Will Now Be the Unquestioned World Leader…But in the Wrong Way.</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/america-will-now-be-the-unquestioned-world-leader-but-in-the-wrong-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States has a very anti-competitive corporate tax regime. The federal tax rates is 35 percent and the average of state corporate tax systems brings the rate to nearly... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/america-will-now-be-the-unquestioned-world-leader-but-in-the-wrong-way/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The United States has a very anti-competitive corporate tax regime. The federal tax rates is 35 percent and the average of state corporate tax systems brings the rate to nearly 40 percent. In Europe, by contrast, the average corporate tax rate is abo]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Sleazy Combination of Big Business and Big Government</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/the-sleazy-combination-of-big-business-and-big-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomandprosperity.wordpress.com/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's an article  in the Wall Street Journal showing how already-established companies and their union allies will use the coercive power of government to thwart competition. The article specifically discusses efforts... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/the-sleazy-combination-of-big-business-and-big-government/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There's an article  in the Wall Street Journal showing how already-established companies and their union allies will use the coercive power of government to thwart competition. The article specifically discusses efforts by less competitive supermar]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>America Falling Behind Thanks to Obama (and Bush).</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/america-falling-behind-thanks-to-obama-and-bush/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomandprosperity.wordpress.com/?p=945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past 15 years, America has been ranked as the world's most competitive economy according to the Swiss-based IMD World Competitiveness Center. In the 2010 report that was recently... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/america-falling-behind-thanks-to-obama-and-bush/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the past 15 years, America has been ranked as the world's most competitive economy according to the Swiss-based IMD World Competitiveness Center. In the 2010 report that was recently released, the United States fell to number three, trailing Hong]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Hate the Greeks (and the French, and the Brits, and the Americans).</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/uncategorized/i-hate-the-greeks-and-the-french-and-the-brits-and-the-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 20:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually, that's too broad of a brush, but I do despise people of any nationality who think that they are entitled to mooch off the labor and capital of others.... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/uncategorized/i-hate-the-greeks-and-the-french-and-the-brits-and-the-americans/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Actually, that's too broad of a brush, but I do despise people of any nationality who think that they are entitled to mooch off the labor and capital of others. I also fear for my country because of such people. Benjamin Franklin is rumored to have s]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bureaucrats vs. Taxpayers, Part XVI.</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/bureaucrats-vs-taxpayers-part-xvi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This topic seems very pedestrian since we just took another in a long series of steps in the wrong direction on health care, but the bloated civil service is a... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/big-government/bureaucrats-vs-taxpayers-part-xvi/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This topic seems very pedestrian since we just took another in a long series of steps in the wrong direction on health care, but the bloated civil service is a major reason why we are heading toward a Greece-style fiscal meltdown. This story from Cal]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Washington Post Calls for Postal Service Privatization!</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/washington-post-calls-for-postal-service-privatization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do my eyes deceive me? Has you-know-what frozen over? Something strange clearly has happened in the universe, because the Washington Post's editorial page has published a very sensible piece about... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2010/blog/washington-post-calls-for-postal-service-privatization/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Do my eyes deceive me? Has you-know-what frozen over? Something strange clearly has happened in the universe, because the Washington Post's editorial page has published a very sensible piece about the Postal Service, noting the system is fundamentall]]></content:encoded>
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