by Brian Garst | Nov 11, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
These are dark times for advocates of sane fiscal policy. The President and other Democrats have interpreted the recent election as a mandate to raise taxes, and if the past is any indication, the instinct from Republicans will be to cave. As if that isn’t bad...
by Brian Garst | Nov 6, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
Veronique de Rugy documented today the degree to which the natural gas industry has captured the ear of government, receiving favorable treatment as a result: Public outrage at cronyism and corporate welfare is growing—and that’s all to the good. But don’t expect...
by Brian Garst | Nov 5, 2012 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics
You know your record as President is abysmal when supporters are reduced to touting how much better you’ve done than Herbert Hoover. But that’s where Obama is at, apparently, as historian Robert McElvaine took to the New York Times a few days ago to make...
by Brian Garst | Oct 17, 2012 | Bailouts, Blogs
In last night’s debate, President Obama once again bragged about pouring taxpayer dollars into GM and Chrysler, while chastising Mitt Romney for wanting to “let Detroit go bankrupt.” Presuming that Detroit in this context refers to the auto...
by Brian Garst | Oct 1, 2012 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economic Growth, Tax Competition, Taxation
Would you want to live in a city with no income, sales or capital gains taxes? Well you can soon move to Honduras and get your chance: Small government and free-market capitalism are about to get put to the test in Honduras, where the government has agreed to let an...
