We’re not the only ones who have taken issue with Austan Goolsbee’s high tax propaganda video. Here’s 6 year old Josh’s take: Even the 6 year olds aren’t buying the class-warfare propaganda. Meanwhile, here’s our own response to the Goolsbee video:
Brian Garst
Brian Garst is Vice President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity.
He writes regularly on tax and free-market issues, and has been published by national and international outlets such as Offshore Investment, RealClearPolicy, Cayman Financial Review, China Offshore, Thomson Reuters Accelus, IFC Review, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Human Events, and Townhall.
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New Boss is Same as the Old Boss
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Free Labor For Me, But Not For Thee
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Smoke for the Motherland
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